Answer to Question #245931 in Psychology for Vutomi Ngobeni

Question

Find a major news incident of an ongoing issue and compare the coverage of the incident by the different media over a period of time

Answer 1

Major news: Mamady Doumbouya sworn in as interim president

Different news media organizations have been covering the ongoing story about the Guinean coup by Mamady Doumbouy. They share common ground however do son from different perspectives. For instance, the Aljazeera news headline on 1st October 2021 indicates “Mamady Doumbouya: Guinea coup leader sworn in as president” (Aljazeera, 2021), likewise to France 24 on the same day. The two international media organizations had the same headline but reported the story from slightly different perspectives. France 24, 2021 focused on the country’s future after the swarming in the Mamady Doumbouya, while Aljazeera concentrated on the leader’s political development towards achieving the current position.

References

Aljazeera. (2021). Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya sworn in as interim president. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/1/guinea-coup-mamady-doumbouya-interim

France 24(2021). Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya sworn in as interim president. https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20211001-guinea-coup-leader-sworn-in-as-interim-president