http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/09/07/congo.rapes.un/index.html#fbid=LkzELLmXzDz&wom=false
This article, which was found on cnn.com, details the systematic rapes of hundreds of women in Congo by militants from Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The story opens with just a very large video shot in Congo, for viewer to see the situation for themselves.
Regarding the actual format of the page, I found it very interesting that cnn.com had options to switch to other languages which were Spanish and Arabic. I do not think any Australian news sites have done this, despite a large population of people from Asian and Middle Eastern descent. One the right side, there is a small column dedicated to story highlights, for people not waiting to read the entire article, and yet still get the general gist of the story.
The story, also features an angle, which was how much did the U.N know about these attacks, implying that they may have been prevented.
But on Tuesday, the United Nations acknowledged that it first learned of a report of rape on July 30, nearly two weeks earlier than it had previously said.
The comments also were interesting, with people remarking how this is what “muslims do” despite the report not anywhere mentioning the religious identity of the rapists.
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The Koran teaches that muslim women must be raped before their executed to defile them so they can't go to heaven.
The posts did not mention much of the women’s plight, but focused mainly on which religion the militants would have been. The comments are very interesting, because most people see the news article as objective, yet many people perceive them so differently, that it’s hard to imagine we are all reading the same article. I did not realize the importance of religious identity when talking about such events, but it seems that in today’s social landscape, and the fact I have chosen world news to analyze, this religious construct is very important to readers and commenter’s.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Iranian Womans Stoning Suspended
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/7908065/iran-womans-stoning-suspended-after-global-outcry/
This news article details the account of the ongoing story of a woman who committed adultery and was sentenced to death by stoning. The lead is concise and compresses despite the story, being repeated and updated several times, and includes all recent developments. This particular story has been viewed all over the world, and Iran has received international criticism on their laws.
The story has a quote from a ministry official, commenting that “The verdict regarding the extramarital affairs has stopped and it's being reviewed,". By using quotes from officials in Iran, the story is given credibility from both the Western media, and Iranian government.
The format of the page is similar to the other yahoo news link, which is good as it provides the time the story was published, 4.45am and a video of a online news story. However there are not still photographs which you would generally view on a newspaper style format.
The story, which the headline, lead and first few paragraphs suggest, is about the woman who is being stoned. Yet largely, the second chunk of the story begins to talk about Iran’s nuclear position on an international level and its relations with Brazil, Turkey and the United States.
Both Brazil and Turkey have worked diplomatically to try to solve the impasse over the nuclear program which Iran says is entirely peaceful but which the United States and European countries suspect is aimed at making a bomb.
What I found even more interesting was the comments left behind by Australians, who all condemned this act but at the same time, there was little sympathy for the woman. Furthermore, many left behind comments regarding the refugees who arrive here on boat, or ‘boat people’ as they are referred to.
One blogger anonymously writes,
no wonder they are arriving here by the boat load. Perhaps they need education rather than military help?.... I will end by saying 'Please Explain"?
and,
in Aus they walk around in sandals and rag like they live in a desert. when you can use deodorant and wear normal clothes the only reason you don't is ur backward!
I was surprised at the level of anger this story brought out from the Australian public, a story which I thought would incite sympathy, not anger.
This news article details the account of the ongoing story of a woman who committed adultery and was sentenced to death by stoning. The lead is concise and compresses despite the story, being repeated and updated several times, and includes all recent developments. This particular story has been viewed all over the world, and Iran has received international criticism on their laws.
The story has a quote from a ministry official, commenting that “The verdict regarding the extramarital affairs has stopped and it's being reviewed,". By using quotes from officials in Iran, the story is given credibility from both the Western media, and Iranian government.
The format of the page is similar to the other yahoo news link, which is good as it provides the time the story was published, 4.45am and a video of a online news story. However there are not still photographs which you would generally view on a newspaper style format.
The story, which the headline, lead and first few paragraphs suggest, is about the woman who is being stoned. Yet largely, the second chunk of the story begins to talk about Iran’s nuclear position on an international level and its relations with Brazil, Turkey and the United States.
Both Brazil and Turkey have worked diplomatically to try to solve the impasse over the nuclear program which Iran says is entirely peaceful but which the United States and European countries suspect is aimed at making a bomb.
What I found even more interesting was the comments left behind by Australians, who all condemned this act but at the same time, there was little sympathy for the woman. Furthermore, many left behind comments regarding the refugees who arrive here on boat, or ‘boat people’ as they are referred to.
One blogger anonymously writes,
no wonder they are arriving here by the boat load. Perhaps they need education rather than military help?.... I will end by saying 'Please Explain"?
and,
in Aus they walk around in sandals and rag like they live in a desert. when you can use deodorant and wear normal clothes the only reason you don't is ur backward!
I was surprised at the level of anger this story brought out from the Australian public, a story which I thought would incite sympathy, not anger.
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