North Carolina's Economy and LGBT Rights

I choose to read articles published by The Denver Post and Fox News about the “bathroom bill”, or HB2,  that has been in placed in North Carolina, which required people to use the bathroom that aligned with their gender of birth. The Denver Post presented more specific information about the ways the bill has been negatively impacting the economy. They provided specific stats and listed examples of the organizations and events that have withdrawn due to the bill, thus showing the impact in depth. They shape this emphasis by quoting those organizations. The focus is represented in the picture at the top depicting bathroom sign that has half of each gender and words, “we don’t care.” The article doesn’t discuss whether this bill is right or wrong, or present either side's’ argument, rather, it portrays the overall impact relevant to everyone in the state. Thus it addresses that this is everyone's issue, not just smaller segments of the population. In comparison Fox News focuses on how the newly proposed bill is the best bet, but in relation to a conservative side. This is displayed in a video above the article which states, “but it’s not over yet, republican legislators…” It acknowledges that the previous bill had a negative impact on the economy, although, this was not discussed much and the minimal stats used function poorly to inform readers of the depth of impact. Therefore, the article framed it in terms of their own political concerns, rather than focusing on the impact of the situation on the state’s economy.  Furthermore, the article provides quotes from the opposing sides of support stating how they feel. This presents the issue to be of one of opinion or belief, and portray the impact to solely be emotional, instead of presenting either sides facts and reasonings that would frame the larger impact this bill has. These quotes are used to draw the readers attention away from the economic impact in order to benefit the conservative side, as these facts strengthen the opposing side.