The Cake Boss

Buddy Valastro, from TLC's The Cake Boss, was arrested for a DUI early Thursday morning in New York City. http://www.tmz.com/2014/11/13/cake-boss-buddy-valastro-drunk-driving-court/. TMZ.com reports that Valastro was .01 over the legal limit of alcohol consumption. The report starts by explaining how defiant the Cake Boss was during the arrest. The article is aimed viewers of Cake Boss because these are the people who understand Buddy's short temper. The second paragraph begins by saying "TMZ broke the story…" This shows that TMZ wants the reader to know this is the first place to report about this incident. The article is bias to viewers of Cake Boss in that it uses traits of Buddy that will make sense to the viewers. The report is also bias as it portrays Buddy as more of a criminal than a victim. The reporter talks about Buddy's 2014 yellow corvette he was driving which almost makes him less likable to the reader because it seems like he is showing off his money. 

The point clearly made in this article is simply informing the reader of the incident between Buddy and the New York City police. The article does not do a good job of showing both sides of the story because it only explains that he was arrested, pled not guilty, and was released without bail. There is no information about where he was, what he was doing, or his reasonings for drinking. The report only talks about the part of him being arrested. The writer does a good job of capturing the reader's attention because he uses attributes that would resonate with the reader from watching the TLC show. TMZ.com was successful in conveying the message they wanted because they got the story out before any other reports and made it attractive to the reader through the word choice.