Question

News reporting Time magazine made waves in 2006 when, instead of selecting a politician, entertainer, or activist as its Person of the Year, it selected "you." The magazine's intention was to illustrate how millions of user-post blogs, videos, pictures, and other content had exploded onto the internet and changed the cultural landscape. No longer were a few large media companies the gatekeepers of news opinion, and entertainment. Instead, millions of individuals now had the power to reach a vast audience. The selection of "you" as Person of the Year highlighted the new forces power of the individual. This change is typically seen as positive. News reporting, for example, is now undeniably more democratic an every individual is now capable of reporting or providing news commentary. For each ray of sunshine emerging from the Internet-fueled reality, however, there is corresponding dark cloud. For example: Yes, there are now thousands of news-reporting blogs. But many of these are poorly written and researched, and the worst of them spread dangerous The proliferation of free blogs and small, self-styled news sources also makes it difficult for larger, more traditional news agencies to charge for content. However, much of the factual information posted by individual bloggers and micro-agencies is plagiarized from traditional agencies. What happens if the big agencies trait or shrink to a point where their budgets can no longer support legitimate journalism? In this case, news reporting as a whole will suffer. There are certainly disadvantages to letting a few large entities control the world's news, but those entities provides several oft-overlooked positives. For the most part they enforce standards of quality, journalism, and accountability. Is the decline of these gatekeepers truly a win for society? Not necessarily.

Answer 1

Which of the following writing styles best describes this passage?
Descriptive
Creative
Technical
Persuasive

is it descriptive

Answer 2

But I think it could also be persuasive.

Answer 3

I think it's persuasive.

Answer 4

I think it's descriptive. "Time," as a traditional news medium has an interest in self-preservation, but they are making a valid point. It's descriptive.

Answer 5

Although you probably won't check back to see this, I'll add my thoughts.

Is there description going on in here? Yes, of course.

Is the writer trying to convince the readers to agree with his/her point of view? Definitely. Just look at that last part!
"Is the decline of these gatekeepers truly a win for society? Not necessarily."

I agree with Ms. Sue that this is persuasive. (Or at least it's attempting to persuade readers to agree.)