Ireland Mayne

Slanted reporting often manipulates facts or selectively omits information, leading readers to form biased opinions without a full understanding of the issue. News outlets engaging in this practice may emphasize certain viewpoints while downplaying or ignoring counterarguments, skewing public perception. By subtly injecting bias into coverage, slanted reporting frames stories to align with specific political agendas rather than presenting a balanced perspective. This type of reporting can shape narratives that favor certain groups or ideologies, ultimately eroding the audience's trust in objective journalism.  After reading the article  The NY Times’ Shoddy, Slanted Reporting of NRG’s California Valley Solar Ranch, Clean Energy Stimulus & Subsidies  I gained insight into how the NY Times employs slanted reporting in some of its articles. Using dramatic language to describe their claims made me reflect on how news outlets often rely on sensationalism to emphasize their...

The Bluespotted ribbon tail ray is a striking species of stingray, named for the vibrant blue spots that cover its body They are often confused with the blue-spotted stingray which has a more angular disc and a slender tail. The blue-spotted ribbon tail rays are a mesmerizing creature inhabiting the sandy bottoms of the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Like other rays, it uses electroreception—a specialized sensory ability—to detect and precisely locate prey. A diet of Bluespotted ribbon tail rays consists of eating animals that are under the sand like worms, shrimp, crabs, and small fish.  Unlike most rays, blue spotted ribbon tail rays will rarely bury themselves completely, though they sometimes will to ambush prey or when they migrate in large groups to shallow, sandy areas .    Image source.    The bright blue spots running the length of the Bluespotted ribbon tail ray serve as a warning to predators, signaling the presence of its venomous barb at the tip of its ta...

The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) is part of the Odontaspididae  family.   They are called   Carchariidae, gray nurse shark, and sand tiger. There are three species of sand shark: Sand tiger shark, smalltooth sand tiger shark, and bigeye sand shark.    Image source     The sand tiger shark is found in the northwestern and the east-central Atlantic Ocean. The smallmouth sand tiger shark is found in the Indian and Pacific oceans and the bigeye sand tiger shark can be found in the west-central Atlantic Ocean. This species of shark is known for their pointed snout and larger mouth full of teeth,  their front row of teeth are large and sharp then slightly decreasing in size towards the back rows of their teeth.   Image source The sand tiger shark has 5 gills on each of their sides but the slits do not go up to their head.  Sand tiger sharks are large with stocky bodies that range in length from about 2.25 meters (7.4 feet) in  C. ...