Angle of article
The angle of article is the way that a media product is written, the language it uses and the way it makes the reader feel. Angle of article usually applies to a non-fiction piece with the usual suspects being newspapers, TV broadcasts and documentaries. The way that a writer addresses the story will effect the way that the reader/viewer feels about the story as well as their viewpoint on the story. Most news stories will include the same facts, but the language used - or interviews with certain people- will change the way that a person feels about the story.
An example of when the same story is written with more than one angle by multiple news channels is the 'Kaufman family rescue'.
Script 1 - ABC 10 News (Link to the video)
ABC News tries to come off more sympathetic to the family, they take the blame away from the family. This is because they say that most families go on holiday, it's just that this family had an unknown issue occur.
Script 2 - CBS News (Link to the video)
CBS are more biased against the family, this is shown by how they portray the family as fools, this makes the viewers less sympathetic towards the family, this means that they also made the family be seen as a burden towards the local authorities.
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