Peer Review for Leah Crowder

In this post, I will peer review the content of Leah Crowder's script for her video essay.

Leah starts off her script with a personal comment about herself and I love that strategy because it allows her to gain credibility for the topic that she is focusing on. Additionally, I think the music will bring an emotional appeal. She also provides a significant amount of videos and evidence to gain the logical appeal. Therefore, just by reading her script, she has achieved all three crucial parts of an argument (pathos, logos, ethos).

The only thing I suggest is to make sure that all of the videos that are included as evidence to support her argument are completely necessary. My only concern is that the audience loses interest if the video is too long. Other than that, everything looks organized and well thought out. Great work Leah. :-)

Peer Review for Ben Macklin

In this post, I will peer review the content Ben Macklin’s video essay “Drug Addiction.”

I think the rough cut is very well developed. Ben provides evidence for al of his arguments and once it is all put together in a video essay, everything will be very organized.

Ben provides a lot of detail in his argument. I like that he touches on so many different areas of drug addiction and where it originated. This will help the audience understand the issue and possible solution.


Ben uses a handful of credible sources such as videos with Nixon, Reagan, propaganda, and personal stories. This will support his logical appeal to the audience.

Overall, I think Ben is right on track. The only thing I suggest is that he gets started on creating his video since time is becoming of the essence. His script looks perfect in my opinion; now he is ready for production. 

Reflection on Project 3

In this post, I will reflect on the production phase and how I am feeling about finally submitting my project. 

Some successes of this week, believe it or not, were actually being able to create my video. Before this week I had just been editing my script, but I finally sat down and figured out how to create the actual video.

Some challenges were figuring out what content was crucial to keep and what should be cut out. I didn’t want to seem repetitive and I also didn’t want my video to end up being too long because I would lose my audience’s attention.

I think next week will definitely be less stressful because this project will be turned in by then and I will just be starting project 4.


I am feeling pretty confident with my project because I spent a lot of time making sure everything was exactly how I wanted it to be. I revised and re edited this project more than any other project prior.

Editorial Report 13b

I also altered the first body section of my video essay. I found it unnecessary to introduce Jim Demint as an opponent to ObamaCare because it isn’t really a specific person who is opposed to it, it is more of a huge group like the republican party.

Rough Cut

In order to understand the situation and its entirety, each stakeholder must be introduced.
Obviously Obama is the biggest stakeholder, considering the fact that ObamaCare was his doing.
 (Photo of Obama will be included)

He states, “In the United States of America, health care is not a privilege for the fortunate few, it is a right. And I knew that if we didn’t do something about our unfair and inefficient health care system, it would keep driving up our deficits, it would keep burdening our businesses, it would keep hurting our families, and it would keep holding back economic growth.”

Additionally, we have the key player fueling the “defund ObamaCare” movement, Jim DeMint. This man has done everything in his power to thwart the president’s health care law. He is an American politician and a member of the Republican party. He is also the president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative thinktank. 
 (Photo of DeMint will be included)

Revised Version:

In order to understand the situation and its entirety, it is important to understand Obama’s reasoning behind ObamaCare. Obviously Obama is the biggest stakeholder, considering the fact that ObamaCare was his doing.

 (Photo of Obama will be included)


He states, “In the United States of America, health care is not a privilege for the fortunate few, it is a right. And I knew that if we didn’t do something about our unfair and inefficient health care system, it would keep driving up our deficits, it would keep burdening our businesses, it would keep hurting our families, and it would keep holding back economic growth.”

Editorial Report

The content changed quite a bit actually. I decided to take a lot of information out because I felt like I was starting to sound repetitive. Therefore, I took out an entire body section.

Rough Cut:

Body Section 2:
So, what exactly are the so-called benefits of ObamaCare? According to obama... tens of millions of uninsured people will get access to affordable, high-quality health insurance through Medicaid expansion and over half of uninsured Americans can get free or low cost health insurance.

However, what Obama fails to consider is that in order to get the money to insure all these people, there are new taxes that may affect you directly, like the individual mandate and the employer mandate.

Video: "A republican response to ObamaCare"

Jim Demint wrote an article for the wall street journal and states, “We know that premiums are going up due to ObamaCare. Americans are getting notices in -their mailboxes every day. In North Carolina, for example, many consumers will find their premiums almost double when shopping on the government exchanges. The hardest-hit states, such as Georgia, Arizona, Vermont and North Dakota, will see premium increases up to 150%.”

Revised Version:

So, what exactly are the so-called benefits of ObamaCare? According to obama... tens of millions of uninsured people will get access to affordable, high-quality health insurance through Medicaid expansion and over half of uninsured Americans can get free or low cost health insurance.

However, what Obama fails to consider is that in order to get the money to insure all these people, there are new taxes that may affect you directly, like the individual mandate and the employer mandate.

(include a video on the new taxes)

***notice how I took how the Jim Demint quote.

Revised Post to Peer Reviewers

In this post, I will provide my revised fine cut.

Key information about my particular project that I would like my peer reviewers to know is that my main topic is obamacare and why it is not the best solution for America’s increased health insurance costs.

Major issues or weaknesses in the final cut would be whether or not I achieved an emotional appeal. I tried to make my argument personal by talking about how my family was affected by ObamaCare but I am not sure I was successful in doing so.

Major virtues or strengths in the final cut I would day is the editing. I made sure to include music and transitions and videos are perfectly cut to the exact second I wanted them at.

Here is a working hyperlink to the fine cut.

Open Post to Peer Reviewers

In this post, I will only present the script for my video essay. I will also include what videos and pieces of evidence that I will use to support my argument.

(P.S. this is very republican. I'm not even a republican LOL I just thought it would be easy to support this argument. )

Opening Section:

“Imagine this: Born into a middle class family, where your parents worked hard their whole lives, and made responsible choices regarding how they spent, and saved, their money. They “played by the rules”, doing what was right and just, they paid taxes on time, and always felt the need to have good auto, home, life and health insurance. As health insurance cost continued to rise, it became a larger and larger part of our family’s budget.

Hi, my name is Sofia Haserot and I will be discussing the public controversy over ObamaCare. The main issue that the United States deals with is the fact that health insurance is becoming far too expensive for the majority of the society to afford. There are many things that people in this country disagree on, but everyone appears to agree that health care costs were becoming so high that more and more families were unable to pay for it. ObamaCare, also referred to as Medicaid, was an attempt to change the health care system in America, with the intent of lowering costs and providing coverage for those who did not have health care.

But the reality is that after all the politics and time spent on revamping the health system, most people have seen their health care costs increase dramatically. So, yes, Obama Care was born, but rather than lowering costs, it has done the opposite. It has essentially accomplished the following…it gave something very expensive, to a group of people that either could not afford it, or didn’t want to pay for it, commonly know as the uninsured. Billed as something that would not cost the country nothing, but providing expensive insurance to 30 million people at no charge ended up costing someone…this is where my family comes back into the health care equation. Under Obamacare, the poor get insurance for free, and the rest pick up the bill. The rich are rich, so they aren’t that affected by the increase in costs, but the middle class has been hit hard. Not qualifying for subsidies, and costs rising yearly, this new system is hurting the hard working middle class. Simply because of the fact that you’ve been responsible your whole life, the government decides you are a perfect candidate to pay extra for those who either haven’t been so responsible or just haven’t been able to fortunate enough to get ahead in life.  This is exactly what happened to my father, and it hit our family hard.

 (Photo of ObamaCare logos will be provided as well as impoverished families for pathos effect)

Body Section 1:

In order to understand the situation and its entirety, each stakeholder must be introduced.

Obviously Obama is the biggest stakeholder, considering the fact that ObamaCare was his doing.

 (Photo of Obama will be included)

He states, “In the United States of America, health care is not a privilege for the fortunate few, it is a right. And I knew that if we didn’t do something about our unfair and inefficient health care system, it would keep driving up our deficits, it would keep burdening our businesses, it would keep hurting our families, and it would keep holding back economic growth.”

Additionally, we have the key player fueling the “defund ObamaCare” movement, Jim DeMint. This man has done everything in his power to thwart the president’s health care law. He is an American politician and a member of the Republican party. He is also the president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative thinktank. 

 (Photo of DeMint will be included)

Body Section 2:

So, what exactly are the so-called benefits of ObamaCare? According to obama... tens of millions of uninsured people will get access to affordable, high-quality health insurance through Medicaid expansion and over half of uninsured Americans can get free or low cost health insurance.

However, what Obama fails to consider is that in order to get the money to insure all these people, there are new taxes that may affect you directly, like the individual mandate and the employer mandate.

Video: "A republican response to ObamaCare"

Jim Demint wrote an article for the wall street journal and states, “We know that premiums are going up due to ObamaCare. Americans are getting notices in -their mailboxes every day. In North Carolina, for example, many consumers will find their premiums almost double when shopping on the government exchanges. The hardest-hit states, such as Georgia, Arizona, Vermont and North Dakota, will see premium increases up to 150%.”

Body Section 3:

Additionally, some people, like men in good health with no preexisting conditions, who were not responsible for anyone but themselves, and who remained healthy, were benefiting from being in a low risk group. They may have had cheap limited coverage before the premium hikes took place in 2014.

Video: "The Good The Bad & The Ugly Side of ObamaCare (time @ 2:00).

Conclusion:

It is clear that ObamaCare has good intentions, however, I am not sure how good this solution is for America's increased health care costs. Yes, ObamaCare retains a free market and allows our 3 trillion dollar healthcare industry to thrive in some ways. However, Americans still have higher healthcare costs than other countries, which have more universal healthcare systems. Hopefully, one day it will be possible to take the positives from ObamaCare and merge them with a more ideal and fair healthcare system in the future. Health truly is the most important thing and number one priority for a person, however, that person's healthcare should not be made another's responsibility.

  

Editorial Report B

In this post, I will revise my first body section of my script.

Un-revised Body Section 1 Raw Content:

In order to understand the situation and its entirety, each stakeholder must be introduced.

Obviously Obama is the biggest stakeholder, considering the fact that ObamaCare was his doing.

He states, “In the United States of America, health care is not a privilege for the fortunate few, it is a right. And I knew that if we didn’t do something about our unfair and inefficient health care system, it would keep driving up our deficits, it would keep burdening our businesses, it would keep hurting our families, and it would keep holding back economic growth.”

Additionally, we have the key player fueling the “defund ObamaCare” movement, Jim DeMint. This man has done everything in his power to thwart the president’s health care law. He is an American politician and a member of the Republican party. He is also the president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative thinktank. 

Revised Body Section 1 Raw Content:

I decided to leave it in it’s exact format because it will be the most beneficial to my project.

Editorial Report A

In this post, I will revise the introduction part of my script to have more of an emotional appeal. 

Raw Content of Un-revised Opening Section:

“Hi, my name is Sofia Haserot and I will be discussing the public controversy over ObamaCare. The main issue that the United States of America deals with is the fact that health insurance is becoming far too expensive for the majority of the society to afford.

Therefore, former president Barrack Obama created ObamaCare. ObamaCare is an US healthcare reform law that expands access to care and mitigates spending through regulations and taxes. As many of you already know, ObamaCare has caused a huge upheaval over the past decade. While several people find this health care system to be the most beneficial system, even more people are thoroughly disappointed and upset with the increased taxes.”

Revised Opening Section:

“Imagine this: Born into a middle class family, where your parents worked hard their whole lives, and made responsible choices regarding how they spent, and saved, their money. They “played by the rules”, doing what was right and just, they paid taxes on time, and always felt the need to have good auto, home, life and health insurance. As health insurance cost continued to rise, it became a larger and larger part of our family’s budget.

Hi, my name is Sofia Haserot and I will be discussing the public controversy over ObamaCare. The main issue that the United States deals with is the fact that health insurance is becoming far too expensive for the majority of the society to afford. There are many things that people in this country disagree on, but everyone appears to agree that health care costs were becoming so high that more and more families were unable to pay for it. ObamaCare was an attempt to change the health care system in America, with the intent of lowering costs and providing coverage for those who did not have health care.

But the reality is that after all the politics and time spent on revamping the health system, most people have seen their health care costs increase dramatically. So, yes, Obama Care was born, but rather than lowering costs, it has done the opposite. It has essentially accomplished the following…it gave something very expensive, to a group of people that either could not afford it, or didn’t want to pay for it, commonly know as the uninsured. Billed as something that would not cost the country nothing, but providing expensive insurance to 30 million people at no charge ended up costing someone…this is where my family comes back into the health care equation. Under Obamacare, the poor get insurance for free, and the rest pick up the bill. 

The rich are rich, so they aren’t that affected by the increase in costs, but the middle class has been hit hard. Not qualifying for subsidies, and costs rising yearly, this new system is hurting the hard working middle class. Simply because of the fact that you’ve been responsible your whole life, the government decides you are a perfect candidate to pay extra for those who either haven’t been so responsible or just haven’t been able to fortunate enough to get ahead in life.  This is exactly what happened to my father, and it hit our family hard.

Peer Review for Emily Bond

I peer reviewed Emily Bond’s QRG “The Kids Aren’t Alright,” which can be found here. I decided to make a form suggestion, since I chose to create a QRG in my last project. I think that this QRG is very well formatted.

The rough cut uses appropriate genre conventions, like subtitles in the form of rhetorical questions. These questions helped my follow the argument without getting confused on the importance of certain paragraphs. Additionally, she includes pictures that give me a better idea of the situation.

I think that if Emily is hoping to make her QRG more creative, she could mess around with different fonts and sizes. Maybe she could use an emotional appeal by making important statements in large font sizes and bold them. Just an idea! Overall, I think she is off to a great start, well done Emily.

Peer Review for Gabby Dietrich

I peer reviewed Gabby Dietrich’s video essay that can be found here. I think Gabby is off to a great start, considering the fact that her video is complete and only needs a little editing.       

I decided to make a suggestion about the content conventions of project 3. The rough cut meets the criteria described in the project 3 assignment sheet, but I think that it lacks a little development on the argument part.

 I agree with Gabby, she has developed the history and explanation of the situation extremely well; I wouldn’t change a thing about that part. But towards the end when she develops her point of view, it seems almost hard to identify because it is so factual. In my opinion Gabby should add some sort of appeal (Logos, Pathos, Ethos) to grab the reader and persuade them to believe that Gabby’s ideas are the right ideas.

I think that Gabby uses her sources very well and the only thing that should be altered is her argument towards the end of the video.

Reflection on Global Revision Process

In this post, I will discuss my reflection on the global revision process this week.

Some successes during this week’s process work include cleaning up my script. Last week I had developed a very rough version of what I would say but this week I developed exactly what I want to say and how I am going to prove my argument.

Some challenges during this week’s process work are similar to last week’s: technology. I am having troubles trying to figure out how to include youtube videos in my video essay.I have started my production by recording my voice and including pictures and music but I am lost on how I should include my factual based content. A lot of my research is in the form of youtube videos and news reports.

Next week should go well; I think I am on track with everything I just need to figure out how to create my entire video essay.

I am feeling a little uneasy about this project at this point because it seems like I put a lot of effort into it but it is still very underdeveloped. I guess this project is just going to take extra time and effort that the other projects didn’t.

Peer Review for Mike Duffek

In this post, I will peer review Mike Duffek's Production Report. The fact that he has gotten so far in his project already is very impressive to me.

For this post, I am making a content suggestion focusing on how he introduces his topic.

Mike uses personal experiences to set the stage of his argument. I am thoroughly impressed with his vivid descriptions. I think that this is perfect for a podcast because all the audience can do is listen. His word choice and diction is spectacular. I honestly don't have that much advice or suggestions to make because Mike already seems to meet all of the requirements in his rough cut.

I admire Mike's passion for his topic and I think his final cut will be well put together.

Peer Review for Malik Bullock

In this post, I will peer review Malik Bullock's rough cut. I focused on the raw content of his first main body, which can be found here.

I think Malik is off to a good start. However, if this is one of his main body sections, he should consider adding more content. He has a good topic sentence but not much to support it.

Also, I suggest that Malik adds more about the background of the issue and the different arguments behind it.

As far as citations go, Malik provided the name of the source that he might want to incorporate. If he does include it in his video essay. He should make sure to introduce the author of the source and its credibility.

Reflection on Production

In this post, I will talk about how well my production week went.

Some of the successes this week included actually putting together my script. I have a much more organized idea of how I will go about this project.

One of the challenges that I experienced this week was figuring out how I will make my video essay. I tried to start my rough cut on iMovie but unfortunately I couldn't figure it out. So instead I wrote my script on Microsoft word.

I think next week will be easy if I can figure out how to make my video essay. I plan to ask my peers for help.

I am somewhat confident but nervous at the same time because I still don't know how I am going to create my video.

Production Report 11b

In this post, I will talk about the raw content of the first body section of project 3.

Body Section 1:

I will begin this section by introducing the main stakeholders: President Obama and his opponent Jim DeMint. I'll also include both of their arguments and what their plans are. While talking about each stakeholder, i will include a photo of their faces.

Body Section 1 Raw Content:

In order to understand the situation and its entirety, each stakeholder must be introduced.

Obviously Obama is the biggest stakeholder, considering the fact that ObamaCare was his doing.

He states, “In the United States of America, health care is not a privilege for the fortunate few, it is a right. And I knew that if we didn’t do something about our unfair and inefficient health care system, it would keep driving up our deficits, it would keep burdening our businesses, it would keep hurting our families, and it would keep holding back economic growth.”

Additionally, we have the key player fueling the “defund ObamaCare” movement, Jim DeMint. This man has done everything in his power to thwart the president’s health care law. He is an American politician and a member of the Republican party. He is also the president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative thinktank. 

Production Report

In this post, I will be talking about the raw content of my introduction for project 3.

Opening Section:

I will introduce myself and introduce the issue that I am focusing on. The content that I post is just the script I have written that will be added to my video essay. While I am speaking, I plan to incorporate photos of the ObamaCare logo as well as Obama's signature that passed the healthcare act.

Raw Content of Opening Section:

Hi, my name is Sofia Haserot and I will be discussing the public controversy over ObamaCare. The main issue that the United States of America deals with is the fact that health insurance is becoming far too expensive for the majority of the society to afford.

Therefore, former president Barrack Obama created ObamaCare. ObamaCare is an US healthcare reform law that expands access to care and mitigates spending through regulations and taxes. As many of you already know, ObamaCare has caused a huge upheaval over the past decade. While several people find this health care system to be the most beneficial system, even more people are thoroughly disappointed and upset with the increased taxes.

Peer Review for Veronica Funess

In this post, I will peer review Veronica's Production Schedule, which can be found here.

I think Veronica is right on track, according to her production schedule. She is taking full advantage of her campus resources. Also I advise her to use citation machine to cite all of her sources. In order to stay on track with her schedule, I suggest that she works in the library instead of her dorm because she can concentrate more. :)

Peer Review for Jason Boley

In this post, I will peer review Jason Boley's content outline, which can be found here.

The detail and development featured in the outline is very organized and well thought out. Jason includes what exactly his plan is for each paragraph. I have almost a perfect idea of what his rough draft will look like. He also includes specific sources, like azcentral and information from articles form environmental groups. The only advice I have for Jason is to be specific on how the sources will support his argument. Honestly, this is one of the best drafts I have seen, I am very impressed!

Rhetorical Analysis of Project 3

In this post, I will talk about the rhetorical situation surrounding my project 3 topic.

My topic regards the affects of ObamaCare. It is a very simple and easy to understand topic. This project will focus on the pros and cons of this new healthcare system, mostly the cons though. I will first present the pros but then explain the cons and how they outweigh those pros.

Audience:
The audience is essentially every American citizen. This healthcare system effects everyone in one way or another.

Purpose:
To argue and convince people that ObamaCare is not an effective healthcare system and that it is hurting the country's economy. People need to be informed on how important ObamaCare is and how much it affects them. I will win my case by presenting the most crucial statistics in proving the negative impact ObamaCare has had.

Author:
I am currently a physiology major and my focus is in the medical field. However, I wanted to stray away from that a little considering the fact that I've done my previous projects on strictly medical topics. Therefore,  I found a political debate that involves healthcare.

Content Outline

In this post, I will present my content outline for project 3.

An opening section:

First, I will intodruce myself. I will grab the readers attention by talking about statistics and increasing tax rates.

The introduction of this video will asses the issue: Too many people cannot afford health insurance.

It will also address Obama's solution to reform the health care industry.

I will touch on The Affordable Care Act and what its main purpose is.

Body Section #1

I will talk about the Major Stakeholders:

• Obama (obviously Pro-ObamaCare)
• Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services. Talks about complications of website.
• Chris Chocola and Jim DeMint (against ObamaCare)

Major Pieces of Evidence:

Body Section #2

Pros:

• Tens of millions of uninsured people will get access to affordable, high-quality health insurane through Medicaid expansion
• Over half of uninsured Americans can get free or low cost health insurance
• There are now more private coverage options than ever, and al major medical coverage options must provide minimum essential coverage
• One cannot be dropped from coverage because they are sick and cannot be charged more.
• Medicaid has expanded to cover up to 25.9 million men, women, and children, who fall below 138% of the poverty level. 
• The employer mandate says that businesses with at least 50 full time employees must provide health insurance.
•  Young adults can stay on their parents plan until 26. 
• ObamaCare retains a free market and allows our 3 trillion dollar healthcare industry to thrive.

Major Pieces of Evidence:

Body Section #3

Cons: 

• In order to get the money to insure all these people, there are new taxes that may affect you directly (the individual mandate and the employer mandate).
• There are extra complications with regards to filing taxes and some people who just barely miss the federal poverty level limit of 400% are hit the hardest as they don't qualify for assistance.
• More private coverage options means more complicated shopping for coverage. Keeping a private health insurance system means that shopping for health insurance can be confusing and consumers risk overbuying or underbuying. 
• Some people, like men in good health with no preexisting conditions, who were not responsible for anyone but themselves, and who remained healthy, were benefiting from being i a low risk group. They may have had cheap limited coverage beofre the premium hikes took place in 2014.
• Medicaid expanded using Federal an State funding. The states that have chosen not to expand Medicaid leave 5.7 million of our nations poorest people without coverage options.
• In anticipation of the employer mandate, some businesses have cut employee hours. This adds extra operation costs to businesses that did not provide health insurance. Many lower wage employees will find heath insurance unaffordable and end up with no affordable options due to having been offered coverage through work.
• Young people tend to be healthy and do not need coverage. However, due to low premiums and the benefits of having a plan, young people have the best deals out of everyone under the ACA. 
• Americans have higher healthcare costs than other countries, which have more "universal" healthcare systems.

Major Pieces of Evidence:

Closing Section:

I will talk about how Obama can improve on his healthcare system and what the future holds as of right now. 

Reflection on Pre Production

In this post, I will write about the successes and failures of this week.

I was very motivated to begin project three because I found a topic that I am very interested in. I was less interested for project two because the topic of interviewing old physiology professors was not that exciting to me. I am off to a good start because my topic is definitely a widely known controversy that affects every American.

Some failures I had this week included losing all of my work that I had originally saved on Microsoft Word. I am not sure where the documents went, but I was forced to start all of my blog posts over again. This is just a learning experience to post my blogs right away instead of saving them on word.. :)

Based on my experiences this week, I think next week will go pretty smoothly. I have all of the information organized into my outline that I will need for my production. The only thing I am a little nervous about is creating a video essay because other than the fact that I have never done a video essay, I am also technologically challenged. SO hopefully I don't have too many issues.

I feel pretty confident about my project because I have a solid topic and that is what matters most. I also found good sources that will help me present my arguments.

Production Schedule

In this post, I will go over my production schedule for project 3.

What is to be done/planned date and time
(3/30) Collect 10 sources
(3/31) Compile Research
(4/1) Develop Content
(4/1) Research how to make a video essay
(4/2) Create Content Outline
(4/6) Create Rough Cut of Video Essay

Location:
My dorm room or the library

Resources Required:
Computer (with camera and speaker)
Video editing software

Changes made after completion and why:
I might cut some unimportant information out of my video essay or add anything I think necessary over the weeks depending on how my rough cut comes out.

Research Report

In this post, I will provide 10 sources that will contribute to my project.

Source 1:

Title: The YouToons Get Ready for ObamaCare

Author: Kaiser Family Foundation

This foundation has its own official website and several links to where it receives its information. Kaiser operates primarily with funds earned from managing its own endowment argumented by support provided by external funders.

Host: Youtube

Target audience: After watching the entire video, it seems slightly biased and is in favor of ObamaCare. The target audience is any American who is confused on ObamaCare and its purpose.

Main Purpose: The main purpose of this video is to inform Americans on how ObamaCare will change the way they get healthcare. It is biased in favor of democrats.

Important contextual details:

This is a reliable source because the Kaiser Family Foundation is a widely known youtube channel; the first thing that I read when going to this page was, “Filling the need for trusted information on health.” The Kaiser Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization that leads in health policy analysis, journalism, and polling.

Additionally, I found this youtube video on several different websites that are focused on ObamaCare. For example, this article led me to this specific youtube video

Source 2:

Title: A Republican response to ObamaCare

Author: Cal Thomas

Cal Thomas is America's most widely syndicated op-ed columnist, appearing in more than 500 national newspapers. He is also a veteran of broadcast and print journalism, making him a reliable candidate for this project. 

Host: Fox News

Target Audience: This video is very republican favored. It talks about the cons of this healthcare system and the target audience is most likely republicans. 

Main Purpose: The main purpose of this video is to convince its viewers that ObamaCare is not a good healthcare system.

This is a reliable source because fox news is known to be the most trusted national news channel, according to Washington post.  

Source 3:

Title: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Side of ObamaCare

Author: Lou Dobbs

Lou Dobbs works for Fox News and is the host of Lou Dobbs Tonight, which is a primetime program featuring a breakdown of the day’s top stories and how they impact the economy. He is also a credible author because he served as a chief economist correspondent, managing editor, and executive vice president for CNN.

Host: YouTube

Target Audience: This video is also republican favored and focuses on how ObamaCare will effect the middle class of America.

Main Purpose: The main purpose of this video is to convince the audience that ObamaCare will hurt several American financially due to the huge changes in health care. It is only beneficial for very poor people and elderly people, which is not really the majority of the country.

This is a reliable source because fox news is known to be the most trusted national news channel, as mentioned in source 2. 

Source 4:

Title: Fox News Poll: Will ObamaCare ultimately be a goodthing or a bad thing?

Author: Dana Blanton

Dana Blanton is a credible author because she is the vice president of Fox News channel and has done several news stories that focus on economics. 

Host: Fox News

Target Audience: This video focuses on the negative impact that raised taxes have had on Americans due to ObamaCare. The target audience is mainly American citizens and politicians familiar with this topic.

Main Purpose: The main purpose of this video is to explain to the viewers that the increased tax costs have discouraged several entrepreneurs and business owners to continue working, thus bringing the economy down. 

This is a reliable source because fox news is known to be the most trusted nation news channel. 

Source 5:

Title: Overview of The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

Author: Kimberly Amadeo

Kimberly Amadeo is a reliable author because she is known to clarify economic and business news. She explains how these trends affect you and the steps youneed to take so you can profit now. She is also the author of “The Ultimare ObamaCare Handbook: A Definitive Guide to Your Benefits, Rights, Responsibilities, and Potential Pitfalls.”

Host: About.com

Target Audience: The target audience is any American who is confused on the structure of ObamaCare, its purpose, and how it will effect them.

Main Purpose: The main purpose of this video is to simply explain ObamaCare, who will suffer from it and who will benefit from it.

This source is credible because there are references posted at the bottom of the page as well as a thorough biography on the author. 

Source 6: 

 Title: Arrival of Obamacare forcing insurers to dropcustomers with low coverage

Author: Carter Evans

Carter Evans is a credible author because he was named a Los Angeles-based correspondent for CBS News in February 2013, reporting across all of the network's platforms. Additionally, he joined CBS News with nearly 20 years of journalism experience, covering major national and international stories.

Host: CBS News

Target Audience: Americans who are not aware of how the Affordable Care Act will effect those whose policies don’t meet the new standards and are forced to have their health plans cancelled.

Main Purpose: The main purpose of this video is to explain how the president’s health care law raises the standards for insurance policies. Natalie Willes buys her own health insurance and found out that her insurance “was going to be completely different and they were going to be replaced with 10 new plans that were going to fall under the regulations of the Affordable Care Act.”

CBS is a credible source because it provides links to information as well as videos with more information on the topic.

Source 7:

Title: The harmful effects of ObamaCare on hospitals,doctors

Author: I cant find the author but the person being interviews in Dr. Ramin Oskoui CEO, Foxhall Cardiology

Host: Fox News

Target Audience: The target audience for this news report is anyone concerned with the healthcare changes of ObamaCare.

Main Purpose: This doctor talks about how the website for the new healthcare system is poorly made and too confusing that people are giving up on it. There are statistics provided, "35% of voters say that their family will be worse.

This is a reliable source because fox news is known to be the most trusted nation news channel. 

Source 8:

Title: Taxed Enough Already? Just wait until Obamacare kicksin

Author: Alison Meyer

Meyer is a credible author because she has written an extensive amount of articles for The Daily Signal and provides several links and references in her posts.

Host: The Daily Signal

Target Audience: Americans who feel overtaxed.

Main Purpose: There is a graph provided that shows the increase of taxes over the first 10 years that will come out to a cost of $502 billion. The chart illustrates the new taxes and and offers a year by year rundown of their annual costs.

The Daily Signal is a credible source because not only does it hyperlink its readers to several different articles and sources but it also provides a page explaining what exactly the Daily Signal is and where it gets its information.