USA Today posted an article today about the national Republican campaign to retake the Senate. Staff writer Catalina Camia wrote that Sen. John McCain, who is currently leading the campaign, refused to help Colorado’s Republican nominee against Democratic Sen. Mark Udall because of his past friendship with him and his family.
The article makes good use of sources and quotations, as it includes multiple sections of paraphrasing and a block quote. The writer chose to paraphrase direct sources instead of quoting them, which made the sentences flow. Most of the story was and both The Arizona Republic and Newsweek were used as sources in the article. The purpose of the two paraphrased sources were to explain the relationship between McCain and Udall’s family. The block quote was used at the end of the article and was a direct quote from McCain, which added a nice flare for the readers to enjoy. The entire article was well sourced and though it mostly included paraphrasing, the transitions between sentences were seamless.
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