For my paper, I should add more clarification in certain places, such as the portion where I talked about having dropped out. It is muddled and hard to clearly follow. For Unit 2, I will use this advice to better stick to presenting the details and facts that are necessary and refrain from using too much descriptive or vivid language.

 

Who’s the author? Yuki Noguchi is a science correspondent for NPR. She covers consumer health, reporting on racial inequities in access to mental health.

Who’s their audience?  The audience would be those who find commonalities with the issues/topics being discussed in the article, along with parents who have to juggle financial costs as it relates to mental health. I say this because of the nature of the stories being told. They’re retellings of personal anecdotes that appeal to the common parent who struggles with the same issues.

What’s the occasion? The paper was published for NPR in a partnership between KHN (Kaiser Health News) and KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) to explore the impacts of medical debt in America.

What’s the purpose? To inform readers of just how difficult it can be to seek out mental health care in today’s economy

What’s the genre? The article is written in the form of an essay, providing anecdotes of different individuals and their experience with maintaining their livelihoods while also caring for those around them who suffer from severe mental illnesses. This allows for an emotional connection with the reader and allows for a better understanding of how severe the issue is.

What is the tone? The tone is that of concern yet strictly informative. She is informing the reader of the situation at hand while also highlighting its severity with professional language and structure.

Relevance: It does help to answer my question from a financial standpoint.

Accuracy: Noguchi uses plenty of anecdotes and quotes from high-standing people to form this piece. There is no way to confirm these anecdotes; however, there are links to different sources throughout the article.