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The story being analyzed is the second summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump. The two leaders met in Hanoi, Vietnam and the primary purpose of the meeting was to decide on the fate of nuclear weapon. The two articles covering the news is BBC News with the heading “Trump and Kim in Hanoi: Your need-to-know guide” while the second article is by the Aljazeera with the title “Trump-Kim summit 2.0: What you need to know”.
Description
The two articles are long, they cover a lot of information, and that’s why they are long. The pieces are visible. They are at the front page with the heading written in bold. They are the main stories, and therefore they have to be on the first page. Being written in bold implies that the headlines are a piece of major news and are written in bold to attract or catch the eyes of the reader. The likes and shares are not visible for the BBC article while the Aljazeera has no icon to share the news. Various that can be identified to be key for the news has dominated the two articles. Some of the keywords include Kim Jong Un, the North Korean president, Donald Trump, the US president and the Hanoi in Vietnam as the location of the summit have been intensely used. Other words that have been used in the two articles are the nuclear weapons, which is the main reason for the summit, Singapore, which is the location for the first meeting as well as peace have been repeated severally in the texts; therefore, they are key to the news. Both of the articles have explained the reasons for the summit and as well provided a background for the first meeting held in Singapore, and therefore, the context of the background in the two articles is good enough.
Analysis
The United States and North Korea has been in misunderstandings for quite some times, and the two nations seem to almost engage in war in the battle for supremacy. Each of the nations wants the other to back off, but none will adhere to that. Nuclear weapon is the main reason as to why the meetings are conducted so that war can be evaded between the two nation. Peace, as well as good international relations, are key to economic as well as political development of a country and therefore when countries try to show dominance, their economy may be significantly affected. The United States has been seen as a superpower for a long time, but the ability of North Korea to launch nuclear weapons targeting the United States have made it seem a battle for North Korea to become a superpower by defeating the United States. The battle is more of a cold war, as North Korea has been violating previous warnings of not testing its nuclear weapons and as well stop making more weapons.
The story is relevant in various aspects as it is an issue that can affect the whole globe. World War I and II started in almost the same way. The cold war that came after the world Wars was as a result of two blocks fearing the supremacy of the other, the nations’ hiding their activities from the other hence making the other suspicious. The same thing is happening in the case between the United States and North Korea. The US being a superpower is afraid of what North Korea is capable of and therefore keeps a close eye on the nation while North Korea does the same to the US. The story thus is of historical significance.
Interpretation
Based on the evidence from the two articles, the reader is greatly informed about the news. Both of the articles dig deep into the Trump-Kim issue, providing a background for a new reader to have an understanding of what is going on and the reason for the meeting. The authors of the articles explain to the reader deeply using the relevant subheadings about what the reader may want to know regarding the US-North Korea issue. The news is placed in a useful historical context is it outlines the international relations between the two nations. The Aljazeera article provides a better historical context of how the summit came up to that point and therefore useful historical context has been provided. Through the provision of a historical context as well as a short background at the beginning of the article, the reader is able to learn important background information about the Kim-Trump summit 2.0. Much of the attention is provided to the major news, and therefore less emphasis has been provided for the unpopular news.
Evaluation
Based on the quality of the information, the beneficiaries of the information is people from all over the world and most specifically citizens of the United States and North Korea as they are directly affected. In case a war erupts, they can be the first people to be affected, and therefore the progress of the meeting is of great significance to them. The depth of analyses affects the reader in a great way, for example by not providing the background context of the story, the readers are left hanging, wondering where the story began. It might be difficult to follow a story even despite being interesting. However, providing relevant information and facts in the story makes the reader make viable and accurate decisions about the issue as they are able to infer the results.
Engagement
The Aljazeera article does a better job in covering the story. At this point, better is determined by the relevancy of the story, the questions that the reader may ask as well as the depth of the explanation. Although both articles have done a better job in explaining the issue, Aljazeera has more information that is more factual and therefore covers the Kim-Trump issue better.
References
BBC News. 2019. Trump and Kim in Hanoi: Your need-to-know guide. Retrieved from: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47208489Faras Ghani, 2019. Aljazeera. Trump-Kim summit 2.0: What you need to know. Retrieved from: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/190226020435999.html
