On the 22nd of July 2011 Norway became under attack when a bomb exploded in Oslo, and a mass shooting occurred on the Island of Utoeya. These attacks were carried out by 33 year old Anders Breivik, who managed to kill 77 people before his eventual surrender and arrest. While analysing the coverage of this story I will be addressing what sources, and language were used, and how this affected audiences understanding of the event. I will be particularly focusing on ‘The Sun’ tabloid, and ‘The Guardian’ newspaper, which both featured the story front page on the 23rd of July. This essay will also be approaching why this story was so socially significant and why it received, and continues to receive so much coverage. I will be arguing that this story hold social significance internationally, and consequently false information was released from ‘The Sun’ newspaper, with no significant evidence. On the 22nd of July at 15.26pm a car bomb exploded outside government buildings, and the prime minister’s office in Oslo city centre, killing 8 people and injuring many more. While chaos erupted in the city centre, Breivik travelled to the island of Utoeya, equipped with firearms, and a fake police uniform. While impersonating an officer, he gained access to the island, and gathered the campers before opening fire. After the first reports of the shootings, at 17:26pm, a specialist police SWAT team was despatched from Oslo to Utoeya at 17:40pm. However on arrival the police had to wait for a suitable boat to take them to the island, delaying police intervention. This allowed Breivik to shoot undisturbed for over an hour, before finally being arrested at 18.27pm, after surrendering to the police. The majority of Breivik’s victims were white, midd... ... middle of paper ... ... through them. By doing this the newspapers have more factual information, whilst gaining comment from a useful elite source. Works Cited Bell, A “The Discourse Structure of News Stories” In: Approaches to Media Discourse. (1998). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Galtung, J, and Ruge Mari H, 1965. ‘The Structure of Foreign News’ Journal. Sage Publications. Gurevitch, M, 1982. ‘Culture, Society and The Media’ Published by Routledge. Hanusch, F, 2010. ‘Representing death in the news : journalism, media and mortality’ Published by Palgrave Macmillan. Mueller, Claus, 1975. Politics of Communication: A Study in the Political Sociology of Language, Socialization and Legitimation. Oxford University Press. Postman, N, 1987. ‘Amusing ourselves to death’ Methuen Publishing Ltd. Schelesinger, P and Tumber, P. (1994) “Reporting Crime” Oxford: Clarendon Press .
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