The 2012 Democratic National Convention opens tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina. On this blog, post a link to an image, article, television report, vlog, or any other item from the news media that communicates information about a convention event, subject, or moment. Using Barthes' five codes (hermeneutic, proairetic, semic, symbolic, and referential), analyze the news item, explaining how specific devices and techniques available to the medium in question manufacture and connote meaning. It may be useful to compare your primary item with one communicating information about the same event, subject, or moment from a subtly or radically different angle. If you know how and want to do so, feel free to analyze your chosen news item via the specific devices and techniques available to the blog format.
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