Human rights activists and reporters are being attacked by gangs and supporters of President Hasni Mubarak. Twenty four reporters were detained in 24 hours, some from the Washington Post and the New York Times and 21 journalists were assaulted. The government has accused media outlets of being sympathetic towards protesters and encouraging them to fight to overthrow the Mubarak.
- The lead is the equivalent to the topic sentence. The lead of this article is as follows: " Menacing gangs backing President Hosni Mubarak attacked journalists and human rights activists Thursday in an ugly turn inEgypt's crisis as government opponents pushed supporters out of Cairo's main square in a second day of battles."
- The first quote appears in the middle of the article.
- Washington Post summarizes what the source says before actually quoting the source. For example, "Mubarak, 82, told ABC television in an interview that he was fed up and wants to resign. But he said he can't for fear the country would sink into chaos. He said he was very unhappy about the two days of clashes in central Tahrir Square."
- In this article, the writer uses a variety of direct quotations and paraphrases of sources included in the article. A source is attributed at least six times.
- The writer summed up the article with another anecdote. The writer tied the end and the beginning of the article together by reporting 1 million foreign tourists have fled the country.
- Approximately 2-3 sentences make up each paragraph.
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I also posted an article that covers unrest in Egypt and the violence against journalists. While yours gives an overview of the events happening, mine focuses on the personal experiences of two journalists who were detained by Egyptian authorities. I had no idea 1 million foreign tourists have fled the country. Wow.
ReplyDeleteThe political and social upheaval present in Egypt is a topic garnering a lot of media attention. I find it particularly interesting, aside from the obvious importance of being well-informed of what's happening in the world outside the US, because this cultural disorder directly effects the very members of society we're studying: journalists. A difference I noticed between this article and my own was the author's summary of what a source is saying before giving the quote. It gives the author a distinct voice while also allowing them to have some level of control over how the quote will be read and inform in the story.
ReplyDeleteAs Shannon and Alex have stated this is similar to Shannon's article. This article is interesting because it gives the journalist's an opportunity to express their stories and feelings without the worry of influencing the perspective of their readers.
ReplyDeleteI think your topic choice was really great in its relevance to current events. The writer of the story formatted his or her piece according to the typical standards, which seems to allow it to read easy. I think I'm going to check out the link so I can read the entire story.
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