Annotated Bibliography

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.

The Associated Press. (2012, May 17). Greek caretaker Cabinet and legislators sworn in, elections next month. Today’s Zaman, Athens. Retrieved from, http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=280620

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.

Segos, M. (2012, May 17) Caretaker Greek cabinet is sworn in. SBS World News, Australia. Retrieved from, http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1651284/Caretaker-Greek-cabinet-is-sworn-in

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.