I don’t!’ said Xu Jinghong, whose mother was no board Flight 370,” (Mullen, Shoichet, and Fantz 2). In the first quote, there is a sense of uncertainty and in the second there is a strong sense of tragedy by providing the relation of family members to the victim. This shows a strong value in unconventionality and tragedy in the news, which demonstrates an interest for this kind of news. Tragedy isn't always linked with mystery, it can also be linked with men of influence, such as the recent death of APJ Abdul Kalam. Abdul Kalam was an extremely influential president and his passing has deeply impacted India “India has declared seven days of national mourning. the former professor’s body will be flown to New Delhi on Tuesday for burial,” (“APJ Abdul Kalam, India's Former President, Dies” 2). This respect is acceptable with all the accomplishments the former president had achieved, “played a major role in the centre’s evolution to a key hub of space research in India … father of the Indian nuclear bomb” (“APJ Abdul Kalam, India's Former President, Dies” 3). The article begins by telling the reader how deeply impacted Indians were by Abdul’s death by describing their method of mourning and then accentuate his influence by describing why he was so important, which made the news even more dramatic.
I don’t!’ said Xu Jinghong, whose mother was no board Flight 370,” (Mullen, Shoichet, and Fantz 2). In the first quote, there is a sense of uncertainty and in the second there is a strong sense of tragedy by providing the relation of family members to the victim. This shows a strong value in unconventionality and tragedy in the news, which demonstrates an interest for this kind of news. Tragedy isn't always linked with mystery, it can also be linked with men of influence, such as the recent death of APJ Abdul Kalam. Abdul Kalam was an extremely influential president and his passing has deeply impacted India “India has declared seven days of national mourning. the former professor’s body will be flown to New Delhi on Tuesday for burial,” (“APJ Abdul Kalam, India's Former President, Dies” 2). This respect is acceptable with all the accomplishments the former president had achieved, “played a major role in the centre’s evolution to a key hub of space research in India … father of the Indian nuclear bomb” (“APJ Abdul Kalam, India's Former President, Dies” 3). The article begins by telling the reader how deeply impacted Indians were by Abdul’s death by describing their method of mourning and then accentuate his influence by describing why he was so important, which made the news even more dramatic.