Carrying debt from college

College Debt a Heavy Burden

Summary: This a photo that went along with an article about three college students dealing with college debt.
Topic: Pell Grants
Category:Journalistic/image
What is it? photo

Publication Info: Star Tribune, 10/11/08
Author: Crosby, Jackie

Location: http://www.startribune.com/business/30807559.html
Accessed: 3/7/09

Support:
- Picture caption
- Article
Summary:
The picture caption explains that this is a picture of Eva and Matt Johnson, their dog, and Eva’s brother Dexter.  They all live together because it seemed like the best thing to do financially.  The article gives context to the picture, giving the readers specifics about the debt situation.  Eva and Matt rented out their basement to Dexter, and have maxed their credit in order to pay bills.

Audience and agenda:
The Star Tribune is a daily newspaper located in St. Paul Minnesota. They have 415,497 daily subscribers, and 674,345 Sunday subscribers.

Usefulness:
This photo shows a real sense of togetherness between these three people.  You get the sense that they are all one big family, helping each other pay off college debt.  If Pell Grants were well funded then these kids would have been able to get through college reasonably debt free.

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