Reporting News Around the Globe
The way in which news is presented heavily influences readers in numerous decisions. These can be somewhat as small as choosing what is important, as seen through political debates where readers form opinions through what is presented by news corporations. Media outlets incorporate news values and certain elements to create a news worthy story. Each country reports news in different ways, which can be influenced by their history and ideologies. However, when reporting stories out of your own country it can be challenging. New Zealand can be seen as an example as stories are frequently purchased from overseas news agencies to save time and budget. Unlike prevailing countries, such as America, money is often not …show more content…
First and foremost, the way the article is written affects how the reader perceives it. Due to the Stuff website paying for an article it does not allow the reader to think more than what is on the page. A New Zealander, and not an external source, would explain the situation better from their perspective if they were to write it. For BBC the correspondent is writing from his perspective making the information accurate and first hand. A similarity can be seen through the length of the sentences, as they are fairly short and simple. Again, another tactic to gain attention on the article but for Stuff news the flow is interrupted with a link to more articles. A good tactic used by both articles is that a second opinion is taken into account. As the BBC writes of an expert, “security staff could simply be more watchful” (Symonds). In comparison to BBC, Stuff news provides the position of the expert in their article. Although, something small it can still stipulate relief, as the audience knows that the quote is not taken from a passer-by. Overall, both articles do an excessive job at allowing the readers to think and form opinions on whatever draws their
The way in which news is presented heavily influences readers in numerous decisions. These can be somewhat as small as choosing what is important, as seen through political debates where readers form opinions through what is presented by news corporations. Media outlets incorporate news values and certain elements to create a news worthy story. Each country reports news in different ways, which can be influenced by their history and ideologies. However, when reporting stories out of your own country it can be challenging. New Zealand can be seen as an example as stories are frequently purchased from overseas news agencies to save time and budget. Unlike prevailing countries, such as America, money is often not …show more content…
First and foremost, the way the article is written affects how the reader perceives it. Due to the Stuff website paying for an article it does not allow the reader to think more than what is on the page. A New Zealander, and not an external source, would explain the situation better from their perspective if they were to write it. For BBC the correspondent is writing from his perspective making the information accurate and first hand. A similarity can be seen through the length of the sentences, as they are fairly short and simple. Again, another tactic to gain attention on the article but for Stuff news the flow is interrupted with a link to more articles. A good tactic used by both articles is that a second opinion is taken into account. As the BBC writes of an expert, “security staff could simply be more watchful” (Symonds). In comparison to BBC, Stuff news provides the position of the expert in their article. Although, something small it can still stipulate relief, as the audience knows that the quote is not taken from a passer-by. Overall, both articles do an excessive job at allowing the readers to think and form opinions on whatever draws their