Most of the articles discussed to date have been rather emotive and often debatable, where the authors stance on the situation has been made relatively clear. To demonstrate that such emotive reporting upon the environment (animals in particular as that appears a recurring theme. My sympathies are certainly quite obvious) is not necessarily the standard I shall endeavour to include an article in which there appears no underlaying passion and no attempt at grandeur.
The ABC Online‘s article DEC to Investigate Sickly Humpbacks certainly fails to exhibit both of these, with the story presented in a factual and concise manner.
The article mentions that migrating whales are arriving in Western Australian waters in what appears to be a poor condition, with a quote from Peter Collins of the Department of Environment and Conservation stating that “many of this year’s whales appear sickly and thin.”
The facts are set out (that this observation has been made), there is no speculation or blame, and an authority on the matter has been questioned. Though there is not much to draw a reader in by way of emotive language it is certainly an informative piece for the little information it had to convey.