Huffprumps Declination Of Gun Violence In The Media

Throughout the day on October 9, 2017, The New York Times website covered a variety of stories, featuring numerous articles concerning the Las Vegas tragedy and gun violence in the United States, as well as pieces highlighting President Trump’s declination of the Iran Nuclear Agreement and cutback of employer birth control coverage. The outlet also published stories regarding Harvey Weinstein’s sexual harassment allegations and Steve Mnuchin’s $800,000 travel expenses. Across that Friday, the digitally-initiated HuffPost focused its attention on political issues, from Robert Mueller’s investigation into Trump and Russia’s collusion to disputes between Doug Jones and Roy Moore. Similar to The New York Times, HuffPost featured stories on the†¦show more content†¦11). In the coverage of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner throughout the news outlets, the visual narrative, or story told through â€Å"still photography, illustration, or video,† ascribes meaning to the prospect of a world without nuclear weapons (Ron, 2017, para. 5). On the three websites, optimistic images depicting ICAN members smiling and expressing hope, as well as deliberate sanguine phrasing like â€Å"the group was honored for its ‘ground-breaking efforts’† contribute to the inspiring commentary (Adomaitis Miles, 2017). Whether the articles disagree with The United States’ or Australia’s government, they demonstrate mainstreaming, or the influencing of the readers to align with the anti-Nuclear weapon viewpoint. Phrases such as â€Å"huge disappointment† throughout the articles bring awareness to the audience in that their governments need to take peaceful action (Jacks, 2017, para. 16). While The New York Times refers to ICAN as a â€Å"Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons† (Gladstone, 2017) in its headline, HuffPost exaggerates the organization as an â€Å"Anti-Nuke Group† (Adomaitis Miles, 2017). Furthermore, the visual content presented in the articles varies among sources, for The New York Times utilizes tweets from the Nobel Prize organization while HuffPost not only embeds images and tweets but also a video,