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China Train Wreck
Zhibin Zhang
English 403
Section2
Washington State University
Spring 2013
Train Wreck
Causes of Train Wreck
Actions by the Chinese Government
Burying the wreckageRescuing people
Public Anger
Responses of Chinese Government
Media Blackout
• Secure the event scene
• Keep reporters away from
the scene
• Limit the news coverage
• Do no investigate the event
• Focus on touching stories
This Presentation
Focus:
• South China Morning Post
• New York Times
Purpose:
• How two newspapers reported differently
Research Process
• Research Database: ProQuest Newspaper
• Key words: “China”, “train” and “wreck”
• Date: From July 23, 2011 to August 04, 2012
Summary of Analysis
Similarities:
• Causes of event
• Responses by government
Differences:
• The aspects of news reports
• The number of newspaper
articles
Common Focuses
South China Morning Post
• Identified the lightening as
the major cause
• Attributed design flaw to
rail ministry’s lack of
awareness
New York Times
• Examined the causes of
event
• Described the policing flaw
in the rail system
Coverage Differences
• Political Reviews
Coverage Differences
• Public Criticism
Coverage Differences
Media Censorship
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403 fs2013 zhang

Editor's Notes

  1. First lightening stork high speed train cuasedlosiing power and stalling on the track.
  2. wrecages