Australian
Federal Police. (2012, May 18). Acting PM herds Greeks to polls. The Australian, p.10
This article is
about the Eurozone Crisis and Greece’s acting PM’s decision to elect a
caretaker cabinet before the election to avoid bankruptcy. The intended
audience for this article is the general public and most likely readers
interested in foreign affairs and economics. This extract can used to portray
the Australian point the view on Greece’s economic status. However, it was also
written and/or moderated by the AFP (Australian Federal Police), which means
there could be some bias within the piece as to how the events unfolded. As an author
employed by The Australian did not
exclusively write the piece, it means the information may be moderated. However
the information divulged by the AFP matches that of Today’s Zaman’s intelligence, who’s information came from the Associate Press, a source that prides
itself on freedom of information, and SBS’s
TV coverage, which relayed the same facts and was cited from the Australian Associated Press. Both of
these sources independent entities that validate the AFP’s intel. The report
was also made only hours after the election was held, meaning that it is valid
information, but more may have come to light since it’s publication. The
information was presented with a factual tone and credits it’s sources at the
end of the article.
This article is
from an Internet source, and relates to Greek’s financial difficulties and
their acting PM’s decision to elect a caretaker government before the final
elections in June. The intended audience is the general public; most likely
those foreign to Greece as the article is written in English without any
annotation that might suggest it was translated. Its information, as stated
earlier, also comes from The Associated
Press, whose facts and legitimacy can be verified by both the AFP
(Australian Federal Police) and the AAP (Australian
Associate Press). The article is presented with a factual tone and shies
away from intentional bias. It also relies on the fact that the reader has
prior knowledge about Greece and it’s financial situation. Like The Australian’s and SBS World News, Australia’s articles,
this was released within 24 hours of the event, meaning that it’s information,
while up to date at the time, might be outdated now as more information may
have come to light in the last week. It’s source, the Associated Press, also references all it’s sources, verifying the
validity. The article was clear on concise, using an inverted pyramid process
to inform the readers of the most important information first.
The subject of this new segment on SBS World News is the electing of a
caretaker cabinet for Greece before the elections to prevent bankruptcy. The
audience intended for this show would perhaps be ‘higher-brow’ public reader,
as the news reader uses technical jargon relating to politics and economics and
relies on this idea that the viewer already has prior knowledge on the subject
and can therefore fill in the back story. This story works well in correlation
to the articles presented by The
Australian and Today’s Zaman as
it shows how the same facts can be presented differently to their corresponding
audiences. This article was also intended for a foreign audience as it’s read
in English and the segment would also be presented as an information, rather
than a news, article if it was proposed for a local Greek audience. The article
was published merely hours after it had been announced, even sooner than The Australian’s piece, as it could be
published on the nightly news, whereas The
Australian had to wait until the morning edition. This means, like The Australian, though the news is
current, more facts may have come to light since then, perhaps making it
outdated. SBS also retrieved their
intelligence from the AAP (Australian
Associate Press) which, as stated earlier, is an independent news source
which thoroughly cites and references their information and the sources they
came from, validating the legitimacy the articles evidence.
Malek, A.
(1997). News, Media and Foreign Policy: An Integrated Review. A Multifaceted Perspective (pp. 3-22).
USA: Greenwood Publishing Group
This journal
informs readers on news, media and foreign policy through the use of
theoretical processes. The journal was intended for those studying journalism,
mass media or the presentation of foreign relations. It was most likely
intended for someone studying a high form of education such a university
degree. Throughout the chapter it outlines the importance of a reliable and
truthful representation of foreign affairs in local and international media. It
would invaluable to the study of the Greek foreign affairs as it helps the
readers dissect the way in which the media has presented in the issue. All work collaborated with other
notable authors and is also correlated with clear referencing systems and
bibliographies to support his theorems. By correlating this article with the
media coverage of Greece’s decision to induct a caretaker’s cabinet, one can
properly analyze the representation of foreign affairs. However, the journal
citation in question was also published in 1997, which could be considered
outdated in a world where modern technology and media have advanced so much in
the past decade. However, the basic theory still applies, even if the medium of
the media has changed. The author also references his credentials on the first
pages of the book to verify his legitimacy.
