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SC Primary Coverage // Merritt Enright

Both articles approached the South Carolina primary results through different methods. While the Trump article highlighted his win and future potential and used secondhand quotes from other candidates to build context, the Clinton article revolved around voter data to analyze to previous Democratic success compared to the present day.

Thus, Trump’s article is the more news/summary piece of the two. The lede establishes 3 of the 5 W’s and foreshadows what the SC results will mean for Trump’s shot at GOP nominee. The following paragraphs are summary-based and primarily consist of post-result quotes from the candidates. The quotes are accompanied by supporting facts as to why Trump’s rivals are falling behind, bolstering his success. Most of these quotes, although well attributed, are quote long and lack sufficient analytical context.

Rather than rely on quotes from public speeches, Clinton’s article was sourced by political science professionals and research data to support the lede. Quotes by Winthrop University professor greatly aided the article’s credibility, aside from their subtle bias. The tangibles voter stats, however, could have been hyperlinked/attributed clearly to indicate the source.