Same Event, Different Article, Different Meaning
There are two articles I will reference in this blog. Both have the same subject, but they are from two different news sources.
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/03/risk-of-war-with-north-korea-grows-every-day-says-trumps-security-adviser
Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/02/h-r-mcmaster-potential-for-war-with-north-korea-increases-every-day.html
At first glance, these two articles seem similar. Their titles are extremely similar, some of the beginning quotations from the national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, are the same, but when you read a bit more, you can see that these two articles convey completely different meanings, all because of the diction (or lack of diction). Both articles talk about how we are "in a race" and "North Korea is the greatest immediate threat to the United States”, but in the Guardian article, they specifically mention China, while the Fox News article only mentions US allies. It was later on said that "China
could impose more stringent economic sanctions against North Korea". The Guardian article also mentioned how the government is trying to find places in the west coast to set up anti-missile defenses, whereas the Fox article just reported on what the national security advisor said.
There are two different messages here. The Guardian's message is more about finding a solution because they mentioned the economic power China has over North Korea, and talked about implementing anti-missile defenses in the west coast. Fox New's message is more of a panic. They mention nothing about a solution, and just talk about the impending doom of a missile hitting the US.
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/03/risk-of-war-with-north-korea-grows-every-day-says-trumps-security-adviser
Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/02/h-r-mcmaster-potential-for-war-with-north-korea-increases-every-day.html
At first glance, these two articles seem similar. Their titles are extremely similar, some of the beginning quotations from the national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, are the same, but when you read a bit more, you can see that these two articles convey completely different meanings, all because of the diction (or lack of diction). Both articles talk about how we are "in a race" and "North Korea is the greatest immediate threat to the United States”, but in the Guardian article, they specifically mention China, while the Fox News article only mentions US allies. It was later on said that "China
could impose more stringent economic sanctions against North Korea". The Guardian article also mentioned how the government is trying to find places in the west coast to set up anti-missile defenses, whereas the Fox article just reported on what the national security advisor said.
There are two different messages here. The Guardian's message is more about finding a solution because they mentioned the economic power China has over North Korea, and talked about implementing anti-missile defenses in the west coast. Fox New's message is more of a panic. They mention nothing about a solution, and just talk about the impending doom of a missile hitting the US.
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