Bob Woolmer was the 58 year old coach of the Pakistan cricket team. He was found dead on Sunday morning.
The Sun's headline is 'Match fix Mafia killed Bob'
The Times - 'US pathologist called in over Woolmer as Pakistan team faces quiz'
MSN News - 'Woolmer 'had broken bone in his neck''
The Jamaica Observer - 'Woolmer Strangled?'
The Pakistan Times - 'So Long, Woolmer! Tribute to Legendary Coach' and another related article, 'Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saddened by Woolmer's Death'
The Sun's article is focused heavily on the circumstances surrounding his death, and the motivation behind it.
The Times looks at the cause of death, and addresses the motivation for murder. It has more detail than the Sun in terms of facts, figures and background information.
MSN News features a relatively small article in comparison to the others, and although it mentions the possibility of murder, it is much more skeptical.
The Jamaica Observer focuses more on the local aspect of it, the hotel and some background details, as can be expected. It comments on the possibility of the murder, but focuses less on the scandalous background behind it.
I strangely couldn't find much detail of the 'murder' on The Pakistan Times website. The two articles I found related to the ex-Prime Minister's feelings on the murder, and a tribute.
In summary, as can be expected 'local' papers focus on the local issues. In the Jamaica media, the focus is the hotel and location. In the Pakistan media, the focus is the 'country's' reaction, and a tribute.
The tabloid paper focused heavily on the 'scandal' behind the news, though this again is to be expected.
The global news sources focused on the facts behind the event, and didn't address the local issues in as much detail.
1 comment:
You found a good range of material to link to, but perhaps it was too early in the story to really find interesting stuff. I think your basic analysis is good though I guess you're limited by what the different newspapers report - as the story developed, you might have been able to find different details out from different sites.
Perhaps with a story like this, there's a certain consensus across countries. Everyone agrees that it's a terrible thing etc... Maybe with more politically contentious stories, you might find a greater range of stories and opinions online.
Jim
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