What are the differences in the news coverage of the same event?
How does the writer's intended audience influence the news coverage?
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SMOG (day 1, Friday, 1997-09-26)
- foreign correspondence (Chicago Tribune)
[sensationalizing disaster]
- global newspaper (International Herald
Tribune) [business effects]
- special interest (Disaster Relief)
[firefighter niche audience]
- Reuters news agency (Hong Kong Standard)
[Asian details for Asians]
- local story (Kompas,
Jakarta [Indonesia]) [local political coverage]
- local story (Strait Times, Singapore)
[local overview]
AIRPLANE CRASH (day 2, Saturday, 1997-09-27)
- foreign correspondence (Chicago Tribune)
[Americanization]
- Reuters news agency (Manila
Times [Philippines]) [geography details]
"THE BIG HAZE" (day 3, Sunday, 1997-09-28)
- sports effect (Strait Times, Singapore)
[niche audience]
- local reaction (Strait Times, Singapore)
[detailed localizing]
- regional reaction (China Daily,
Beijing) [regionalizing]
- neighbor reaction (Sydney Morning Herald
[Australia]) [regionalizing]
- neighbor effect (Sydney Morning Herald)
[analogy building]
Comparing International News
Coverage 
"One story,
three markets" (comparing local coverage)
