The New York Times vs. Frum Forum
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/world/middleeast/yemeni-forces-open-fire-killing-protesters.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hphttp://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7362261982464633559&postID=5427167060135128312
http://www.frumforum.com/yemeni-troops-fire-on-protesters
The New York Times:
I read this article with an open mind and found that it was way more in detail, more factual, than the article done by Frum Forum. The photograph listed with the article is powerful because it shows the sheer mass of people that were injured during the attack on the protesters. The eyes of the medical personal give a look of concern, mixed with anger. Moving onto the article, I enjoyed the lead except for the word "here". If the date-line was not there how would you know where "here" was? I feel that there could have been more of a blind lead going into the article. Maybe say something like: "Security forces critically injured and killed over a dozen Yemeni demonstrators on Sunday, in one of Yemen's worst violence against protesters in the capital since early spring". I feel something along those lines would be better than what the reporter wrote.
About the story, I am confused as to what is really going on in Yemen. This is the first time I have heard anything on this situation. Why is not the United Nations stepping in to aid with medical needs and coordinate a peace treaty or something? I know that world issues are much more complex than a simple peace treaty, but what is being done by other governments to insure than innocent lives are not being stolen. Everyone has the right to protest, but that does not give the government the right to shoot people down like birds from the sky. I would like to hear a follow-up story on this situation because I am now genuinely concerned what happens to the people of Yemen.
Frum Forum:
The article off the bat is way too short to give any sort of relevant detail, however this article does mention in more depth the type of action the protestors did. According to this article the protestors used “molotov bombs and rocks” against the police. The article also gives a number of “at least 120 were wounded”. The photograph for this article shows more anger than it does sympathy to the protestors. I find this interesting because this article in my opinion should be more about the deaths of the protestors rather than showing their anger.
Overall I enjoyed reading The New York Times version of the situation verses that of the Frum Forum. For something this important I feel there needs to be more detail and factual evidence to back up claims.
