"Dirty Bomb" Newspaper Analysis

Media, particularly newspapers, is considered to be one of the most effective ways of educating the general public on current events going on around them. However, when an incident happens that strikes the interest of the world as a whole, it is evident that the news articles produced in the different regions will differ. This is not to say that the diversity is found within the facts of the paper, as there isn't any question …

…bias. It steers away from "what could happen," and only chooses to deal with "what did happen." Through this, the audience is given space for interpretation, as it solely aims at summarizing the event, leaving out details with regards to the investigation. Another article examined was "The Bangkok Post." This piece was a more thorough account of the event detailing the ingredients of the material found, and the possible effects they could have if combined.