Another Florida 'Zombie'

This article, posted on the Raw Story website on June 21st, 2012, focuses on an incident involving a man named Charles Baker. Baker reportedly bit a piece of human flesh off of a man who tried to subdue him. He then had to be tasered multiple times by police before finally being put in handcuffs. He was reported as being under the influence of an 'unknown substance.'

Link

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/21/florida-cops-report-another-drug-fueled-cannibalism-attack/

Presentation
The article is presented as a short report done by a website that is concerned with reporting on national issues. The story follows an 'inverted pyramid' type format that includes links to the ABC affiliate that originally reported the story. It also starts to talk about the 'growing trend' of flesh eating assaults that were taking place in North America at the time.

Framing
To say that the article was presented fairly to all parties involved would be false, as the author states un-objectively that Charles Baker committed the crimes he had been arrested for. The only real source that is given is a link to the original story, and the article does not contain any statements from witnesses or law enforcement officials. This, plus the fact that the article is extremely short, makes the article look unprofessional. Also, the author makes a point to frame the event as part of some type of national trend that was occurring. The fact that this story is really un-miraculous and involves no real lasting impact on the national community really shows that the author was capitalizing on public interest in ultra-violent, cannabalistic crime.

Reference
Webster, S. C. (2012, June 21). Florida cops report another drug-fueled cannibalism attack | The Raw Story. The Raw Story | America's #1 completely independent news and politics source. Retrieved April 19, 2013, from http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/21/florida-cops-report-another-drug-fueled-cannibalism-attack/