Media outlets select what to include or exclude in the stories they publish so as to have a specific effect on the public. Whether it is to incite moral panic, force a coming together of a community or to simply provide an alternate voice to a story. It is through this process of selection by media outlets that the public is subject to different narrative styles that depict the same story in different ways. This comparison can be seen in the way different media outlets presented the story of the execution of the two Australians considered leaders of the ‘Bali Nine’ in Indonesia earlier this year.
An online article from ‘The Daily Telegraph’ epitomises choices that show the ‘moral panic’ model of the news. As explained by Critcher in 'Mighty dread: journalism and moral panics’ “a condition…emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests” (Critcher, 2005, p.g 178) which in this case is the death penalty in Indonesia. ‘The Daily Telegraph’ article entitled 'Tributes Grow For …show more content…
When talking of Chan and Sukumaran, Saima Mohsin of CNN says that the members of the ‘Bali Nine’ were “found guilty of attempting to smuggle nearly eight kilograms of heroine to Australia. A crime punishable by death in Indonesia, but that didn 't stop them” (CNN, 2015). This clearly explains that the men knew of the consequences that their actions would lead to, but decided to try and smuggle drugs anyway. Where Australians decide to reflect on what good, ‘wholesome’ men they are now, they often forget what led them to be there in the first place. The decision to include this information in the CNN report shows how different media outlets will select different bits of information to use in their articles so as to portray a specific message or point of view to the
An online article from ‘The Daily Telegraph’ epitomises choices that show the ‘moral panic’ model of the news. As explained by Critcher in 'Mighty dread: journalism and moral panics’ “a condition…emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests” (Critcher, 2005, p.g 178) which in this case is the death penalty in Indonesia. ‘The Daily Telegraph’ article entitled 'Tributes Grow For …show more content…
When talking of Chan and Sukumaran, Saima Mohsin of CNN says that the members of the ‘Bali Nine’ were “found guilty of attempting to smuggle nearly eight kilograms of heroine to Australia. A crime punishable by death in Indonesia, but that didn 't stop them” (CNN, 2015). This clearly explains that the men knew of the consequences that their actions would lead to, but decided to try and smuggle drugs anyway. Where Australians decide to reflect on what good, ‘wholesome’ men they are now, they often forget what led them to be there in the first place. The decision to include this information in the CNN report shows how different media outlets will select different bits of information to use in their articles so as to portray a specific message or point of view to the