An assessment in the difference of coverage of an item between newspapers of diverging political bia
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An assessment in the difference of coverage of an item between newspapers of diverging political bia The Daily Telegraph and The Independent, 8/3/95. The plight of Mr Malcom Murry. Mr Murry was seriously injured in a hit and run accident in London on the 7th of March, 1995. He was then flown two hundred miles away to Leeds for medical attention, because of a shortage of beds. I have decided to look at the coverage of his plight, printed on the 8th of March, whilst he was still alive, although critically ill, rather than examine reports following his death, when the whole incident became a major political issue. Even at this stage, however, the two articles are still good examples of how two styles of journalism can differ, illustrating the political preferences of the two papers. The first immediate difference at reading the two articles is the size. The Independent offers three columns...


