4/6: Yahoo laying off 2,000 employees, eliminating 14 percent of workforce to save $375 million

I wanted to analyze the visual attached to this article, written by Michael Liedtke. I think that the picture is an interesting choice. It shows the yahoo sign (logo) at the headquaters in Sunnyvale, CA. It shows the sign at a very odd angle, with the blue sky above, trees, and flowers. I thought it was in contrast with the tone of the article, and the picture itself presented contrast. The industrial sign shown with a nature background. One could infer that Yahoo is impeding on nature in this photo. I don't understand why they chose this picture for the article, there could have been much more interesting photos (maybe those effected by the layoffs). I would also like to point out that the flower in the corner is highlighted, but it is dying. It shows dead buds and does not look like it is flourishing. Normally the newspaper would cut this out, but maybe this is suppose to represent the business itself. I think overall this picture is arguing that Yahoo is a company that does not provide benefits to those around it (nature included) and is dying.
-Alex Mountain
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