Who IS Julia Reinstein?
Julia Reinstein has written 816 reports for BuzzFeed News, and has over 40 BuzzFeed Awards. She currently lives in New York, and can be found on FaceBook and Twitter.
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Twitter: @Juliareinstein.
Reinstein's Style: "Two Black Men Were Arrested at Starbucks. Witnesses Say They Didn't Do Anything".
Speaker: Julia Reinstein writes very fun, relaxed pieces for Buzzfeed News. She has a good sense of humor, and she incorporates it into everything she writes, like an article titled This Cat Looks Like A Supervillain That Would Stroke Another Cat While Telling You Its Evil Plan, dedicated to a very odd cat in Switzerland, and various articles on Mark Zuckerburg's most recent appearance in Congress, including one in which he was photoshopped to look "Thicc". However, she also covers important stories on topics that deserve more spotlight than they actually get. In one of her latests post, she covered the story of two young black men that were arrested for waiting for a friend inside the Starbucks they were supposed to meet at. She uses witness accounts to convince her audience of her credibility, as well as statements released both by the Philidelphia Police Department and Starbucks.
Occassion: Reinstein writes about these two young black men and their arrest because it raises awareness for an injustice commited in a small community, which otherwise would not have received much attention. This event is also very similar to events that have happened in other places in which people were targeted because of their race or because they are a minority. She has previously written articles on a remarkable 11-year old African American girl that gave a speech at a "March for Our Lives" in Virginia, and one about a Republican Candidate running for the House of Representatives that called out two survivors of the Parkland shootings, claiming that they weren't survivors and that one of the, Emma Gonzalez, was a "skinhead lesbian", who had nothing to say to anyone. By writing these articles, Reinstein gives these people a better chance at being heard and helps them gain support for their causes.
Audience: Julia Reinstein writes articles that are mostly directed to young American's and teens 16 and up. Not only do these articles have terms that a very young or very old person would not understand, they also often contain quotes with profain language used by the speaker. Reinstein's articles are also informative, so her audience would be Americans hoping to catch up on the latest news in pop culture and in their community.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform the audience about how one's race can often be used against them to the point of being arrested. It discussed the nature of the incident, and many onlookers claimed that they had been there the whole time and had not seen the two men do anything that would have justified their arrest. Reinstein uses a formal tone to properly project the situation, and had proper diction as well to try and avoid personal biases from mixing into her writing.
Subject: The subject most covered by Reinstein is protest and activists movements. She is clearly very passionate about this, and she tries to provide as much information about any events happening to persuade the reader to take a stand as well.
Tone: Reinstein uses an intense tone for her more serious articles, and a chatty tone for her fun "Friday" pieces. For example, in a article she wrote about Mark Zuckerburgs day in Congress, she used a GIF in reference to the movie The Social Network, a film based on Zuckerburgs original website, FaceMash. This comes after he was questioned about the website and whether it was still up and running. The GIF was the following:
This use of a popular film and comical word choice gives the artical it's relaxed and familiar tone that readers can relate to and enjoy. On the other hand, her more candid articles have a formal and well structured, like in "Two Black Men Were Arrested at Starbucks. Witnesses Say They Didn't Do Anything". She is more formal in this article, keeping the tone serious and her opinions away.
Style: Reinsteins tone pairs well with her style of writing. She uses images to help the reader understand what happened, when, and where. Her use of quotes from people at in event or police records aid her appeal to ethos, something that as a reporter for Buzzfeed news is important.
Style: Reinsteins tone pairs well with her style of writing. She uses images to help the reader understand what happened, when, and where. Her use of quotes from people at in event or police records aid her appeal to ethos, something that as a reporter for Buzzfeed news is important.