Category Archives: emphasis

The dog that did not bark; the photo not taken

March 29, 2007 – 12:06 am

by Bob Boynton
The Arab League met in summit at Riyadh. The business was re-invigorating the peace process. US Secretary of State Rice seems determined to get some motion — going to the Saudis to encourage them to become active produced the meeting and King Abdullah re-tabled the 2000 Arab initiative that Israel has summarily dismissed [...]

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This is 50

March 9, 2007 – 12:59 am

by Bob Boynton
This is it — number 50.

When I started I did not know how far it would go. It has gotten to 50. This is the 50th blog entry at Globalizing News.
It has been going for 15 weeks. That is an average of 3.3 entries per week. Since I was on holiday at Christmas [...]

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The difference a background can make

March 6, 2007 – 12:03 am

by Bob Boynton
Palestinian leaders discuss unity — the headline of Aljazeera, in English.
The president and the prime minister sat down to iron out their difficulties. It had been a difficult period leading to Fatah and Hamas supporters shooting at each other.
Aljazeera, in Arabic, and Aljazeera, in English, both reported the beginning of a rapprochement. [...]

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Slipped in and slipped out again

February 15, 2007 – 2:12 am

by Bob Boynton
Al-Zawahiri was back just in time for valentine day [February 14].

This time it was an audio tape so they had to use a photo they already had on hand. Apparently photos of al-Zawahiri are in short supply since this is the same photo they used only a few days earlier. See When Al-Zawahiri [...]

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So, what is global news?

February 8, 2007 – 12:15 am

by Bob Boynton
It starts with lieutenant Watada. This is the way CNN World introduced their report.
Anti-war activists consider 1st Lt. Ehren Watada a hero for his refusal to go to Iraq.
The Army accuses him of betraying his fellow soldiers.

He is a hero or he is betraying his fellow soldiers. The contrasting views of the lieutenant’s [...]

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When al-Zawahiri speaks . . .

January 25, 2007 – 11:30 pm

by Bob Boynton
President Bush delivered the state of the union address to the nation and the world on January 23, 2007. His speech was widely covered by the news media. Each of the four media outlets I follow had a report on the speech. Aljazeera [Arabic] contributed a photo of the president flanked by vice [...]

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Gitmo in the news

January 3, 2007 – 11:23 pm

by Bob Boynton
FBI: Workers saw prisoner abuse at Guantanamo, CNN World, 3:59 GMT, 484 words
FBI reports duct-taping, ‘baptizing’ at Guantanamo, Washington Post, 11:00 GMT, 791 words
FBI workers saw Guantanamo abuse, BBC World, 11:50 GMT, 437 words
FBI details Guantanamo ‘techniques’, Aljazeera [English], 16:38 GMT, 232 words
It was not the number 1 story [...]

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When a photograph does most of the work

January 1, 2007 – 1:06 pm

by Bob Boynton
US death toll reaches 3,000 in Iraq, Aljazeera [English]
Mr. Bush’s war reached a milestone that was recognized by Aljazeera [English], BBC World, CNN World, and many other news organizations as well as by many, many people.
The report of Aljazeera [English] was brief and very similar to the report of BBC World [see [...]

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Half full? again

December 31, 2006 – 11:45 am

by Bob Boynton
Somali prime minister arrives to cheers in Mogadishu
[headline, CNN World December 29, 2006]
Anti-Ethiopian protest in Mogadishu
[headline, Aljazeera [English] December 29, 2006]
Is this the same story?
It does not get any better if you compare ‘lead’ paragraphs.
CNN World: Somalia’s prime minister entered the capital Friday, a day after an Islamic movement’s fighters retreated ahead [...]

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The view from . . .

December 31, 2006 – 12:43 am

by Bob Boynton
“Iraqi and Iranian authorities slammed the United States on Monday for having arrested several Iranians who were visiting Iraq. [CNN World, December 25, 2006]
CNN World began their report on the arrest with this strong first sentence. The US was slammed.
Aljazeera [English] began their report on the same event with a rather more measured [...]

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