Heather Hogue
CRMJ358-001
11/11/2015
Case Analysis
My case analysis is about Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow. He is known for his racketeering (doing illegal business) charges. The two newspaper articles I researched were from “The New York Times” and “The San Jose Mercury News”. My two newspaper articles explain who he is and the latest news on his trial. I am going to compare the articles and see how he’s portrayed. The first article is called, “Who is “Shrimp Boy” Chow?” and it’s from the San Jose Mercury News by Howard Mintz. In this article, Mintz gives us some basic facts on the “Asian organized crime figure”. He was born in Hong Kong and real name is Kwok Cheung Chow. His nickname “Shrimp Boy” came from his grandmother. Chow has been convicted …show more content…
He did not elaborate. Opening statements are expected to begin later in the day after attorneys agree on four new alternate jurors...”- (Press, A. (2015, November 9). The Latest: Defendant to testify in racketeering case. New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2015, from http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/11/09/us/ap-us-san-francisco-chinatown-crime-the-latest.html.) In comparison, the language that was used in these two articles is formal and direct.
Title of each article Each title of the articles are informing and questioning. From the first article, “Who is “Shrimp Boy” Chow? Is just saying who is he and why is he important? The second article, “The Latest: Defendant to testify in racketeering case” is just explaining recently that he (Chow) is going to testify in his own case since there is no evidence on him.
Negative/Positive adjectives
There are equally positive and negative adjectives in the articles. Most negative adjectives describe him as a criminal. The positive adjectives are informing and explain what’s going to happen next with his
CRMJ358-001
11/11/2015
Case Analysis
My case analysis is about Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow. He is known for his racketeering (doing illegal business) charges. The two newspaper articles I researched were from “The New York Times” and “The San Jose Mercury News”. My two newspaper articles explain who he is and the latest news on his trial. I am going to compare the articles and see how he’s portrayed. The first article is called, “Who is “Shrimp Boy” Chow?” and it’s from the San Jose Mercury News by Howard Mintz. In this article, Mintz gives us some basic facts on the “Asian organized crime figure”. He was born in Hong Kong and real name is Kwok Cheung Chow. His nickname “Shrimp Boy” came from his grandmother. Chow has been convicted …show more content…
He did not elaborate. Opening statements are expected to begin later in the day after attorneys agree on four new alternate jurors...”- (Press, A. (2015, November 9). The Latest: Defendant to testify in racketeering case. New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2015, from http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/11/09/us/ap-us-san-francisco-chinatown-crime-the-latest.html.) In comparison, the language that was used in these two articles is formal and direct.
Title of each article Each title of the articles are informing and questioning. From the first article, “Who is “Shrimp Boy” Chow? Is just saying who is he and why is he important? The second article, “The Latest: Defendant to testify in racketeering case” is just explaining recently that he (Chow) is going to testify in his own case since there is no evidence on him.
Negative/Positive adjectives
There are equally positive and negative adjectives in the articles. Most negative adjectives describe him as a criminal. The positive adjectives are informing and explain what’s going to happen next with his