How three different newspapers, ‘The Independent’, the ‘Daily Express’ and the ‘Daily Star’ reported on the anthrax crisis on October the 18th.
Media Coursework
I am going to compare how three different newspapers, ‘The Independent’, the ‘Daily Express’ and the ‘Daily Star’ reported on the anthrax crisis on October the 18th.
Firstly the ‘Daily Express’ is a tabloid, like the ‘Daily Star’, were as ‘The Independent’ is a broadsheet newspaper. The ‘Daily Express’ use word like ‘Nightmare’, ‘terror’, ‘tension’ and ‘gunned down’ on it’s front page, this is done to try to show how serious the event is and may even be trying to cause a panic. This is a very similar method used by ‘The Independent’ as it use words such as ‘fear’, ‘attack’, ‘war’, ‘guard’, ‘bio terror’ and ‘murder’ to imply war and to give a sense of fear and panic. The ‘Daily Star’ uses the words ‘infected’, ‘threats’, ‘cripples’, ‘attacks’ and ‘terror’ to put it’s message across, to show how serious they thought the anthrax scare was. All three papers use the method of using emotive language to show how much of a threat the anthrax scares are. An international fear is created by words used in both ‘The Independent’ and the ‘Daily Express’, which refer to several different places in the world. The ‘Daily Express’ uses words such as ‘U.S.’, ‘Middle East’, ‘Israeli’ and ‘Britain and the World’. ‘The Independent’ uses the words ‘World’s’, Israeli’, ‘New York’ and ‘U.S.’. However the ‘Daily Star’ does not create a sense of international fear, as it seems to have a slightly calmer, more laid back approach to the article.
