Helinski+Communication+Source+4


 * 1. Full citation. **

Attkisson, Sharyl. "Under Pressure from Congress, BP Releases Video - CBS News." // Breaking News Headlines: Business, Entertainment & World News - CBS News //. CBS News, 18 May 2010. Web. 25 Feb. 2011. .
 * 2. Where does the author work, what else has s/he written about, and what are her/his credentials? **

Sharyl Attkisson is a news correspondent for CBS news and previous a anchor and correspondent for CNN. In her early years at CBS she was in charge of covering the Houston Johnson Space center and this mission to repair the Hubble telescope. Other memorable experiences include to have flown in a B-52 on a combat mission in Kosovo and in a F-15 fighter jot combat air patrol flight.
 * 3. What is the main topic or argument of the text? **

This article goes into details that surround the controversy of the live feed that was provided from the oil leak at the bottom of the Gulf. The article looks into why it took so long for the feed to go public as well was why BP originally did not want to release outside of their companies hands.
 * 4. Describe at least three ways that the main topic or argument is fleshed out. **

Including quotations from senators that pushed for the live feed to be made public is a solid foundation validating the base of the article. Talking about the early restrictions made within the gulf, the video feed was imperative to understanding what exactly going on and with the video within BP, no one could make a unbiased estimation of what was happening. Including expertise from an administer from NOAA, the importance of this feed is shown in having an overall understanding of what is going on.
 * 5. What three quotes capture the critical import of the text? **

1) Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told the Senate Commerce Committee the growing size and scattershot nature of the oil spill was creating "several challenges" in containing it and cleaning it up. He called it more complicated than any spill he's ever seen.    2) "We need to clean up that house," Salazar said of the service. While most of the agency's 1,700 employees are reliable and trustworthy, he said, there were "a few bad apples." 3) Acting U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Rowan Gould says the spill's effects could be felt for decades and may never be fully known because so many affected creatures live far offshore.
 * 6. Explain how the argument and evidence in the text supports your research focus. **

Looking into how much was rushed and done outside of “by the book” shows how much was wrong with the entire situation involved with the Deepwater Horizon. Again this is all information that would have never made it to the public if it were not for the investigations preformed. Having all of this being found out makes it obvious why BP would not like to release the footage of the leak. Although BP would not allow it to be released, it was finally realized that it is essential for the evaluation of the situation.
 * 7. List at least two details or references from the text that will be useful to other members of your research group **

1) “ Obama plans to establish a presidential commission to look into the disaster, modeled on those for the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger and the 1979 nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania.  “ The involvement of the president in such a situation could again be used in parodies of the situation which has been done in previous presidencies if things are not conducted correctly      2) The issue of using technology to assess the situations fits into the digitalization of media and the varieties of which information is accessed.