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News Article Analyzed: http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2009/11/05/11649426.html

Sources: The source is from the Associated Press via a news conference held by Lt. Gen. Bob Cone

Diversity: It does not cite any gender or colour. However, the main suspect's picture is released, and it identifies as a Middle Eastern descent.

Point of View: The point of view is from U.S.A government officials reporting the incident (via a news conference). These people are identified as the "officials" of the news article. It does not show the point of view of the people affected of the tragedy but rather focuses on the suspect of the crime.

Stereotypes: In this article, Stereotypes skewed the news coverage. Since there is a Middle Eastern man, which is a member of the army that committed the crime is involved, it has become a headline for the newspaper. This man is portrayed to be a terrorist in this article because of the crime he has done within the U.S army base.

Unchallenged Assumptions: The news focused on the deeds of the person without analyzing other facts such as mental condition.

Headlines/Story match? Yes, the headline does match with story in the article.

This news article is objective because like most articles involving killings done by a minority, it is quickly featured as a headline. This news article might involve a Middle Eastern man but the news article need to consider other facts such as the person's mental condition/records.