As your homework, find 2 news articles or Opinion columns that speak about the same issue (e.g G20 Summit, a specific Environmental/ Health- related issue, etc.). One has to be from your home country and the other one needs to be from a foreign publication. Compare the framing, language use and formulaic structure of the news reports.
In 2 paragraphs, respond to the following: - Reflect on the conventions of objective journalism and reflect on the way they impact on the construction of the news stories and position readers to respond to them. - Apply the arguments put forward in the analysis of the ‘Saudi Acknowledge Women Exist’ news story to the current news stories you have chosen.
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Both pieces are about the Chinese Government slams the new chip export policy by US.
The key difference between the two pieces lie in their attitude: the CNN is pro-US, while the CZTV is pro-China.
In terms of the framing of the two pieces, they have different focus. The CZTV focuses more on the Chinese response to the policy, which blames US for ‘broadening the concept of national safety’ and the negative impact on global supply chain. The press especially mentioned the violation of international contracts of international organization, like WTO and WSC. For CNN, it focuses more on the reason why the US restricted the chip export to China, especially mentioning the Chinese military usage of chips and its threat to US and its allies.
The use of language in both pieces reflect the attitude towards the restriction policy. For CZTV, the words used, like ‘violation’, ‘excuse’, ‘abuse’, etc., portrayed US as a game breaker violating rules. For CNN, it used phrases like ‘stealing American-made AI software’, which illustrates China as a thief and justifies the policy of limiting chip export to China.