It was Patriots Day in Boston, which also happened to be Tax Day and Israel's Independence Day. Articles in the Boston Globe provided witness testimonies and updates about the bombings at the Boston Marathon, with new articles and posts uploaded hourly. While presenting detailed facts, some articles had emotional elements reflecting on lost safety and the sinister timing and location of the bombs. Reporters drew connections to 9/11 and referred to a Saudi man as a suspect despite police releasing him, while explosions occurred after winners crossed the finish line.

1. It was Patriots Day.
It was tax day.
It was Israel’s independence
day…

2. Boston Globe
• Articles appear a few hours after the incident.
• New articles and facebook posts are uploaded
every hour.
• Articles include witness’s testimonies
describing their near death experience.

3. Articles context
• Most of the articles are presented fully detailed.
• Articles are objective with some emotional
elements:
“We lost something Monday, too, and that is the idea that we will
ever feel totally safe in this city again”
“The location and timing of the bombs was sinister beyond
belief, done purposely to maximize death and destruction”
• Lots of hideous images of wounded people are
shown and some videos too.

4. Reporters…behind the lines
• They tend to connect the incident with the
terroristic attack of 11th September.
• They refer to a Saudi man as a suspect
although the police released him.
• The explosions took place after the winners
and the elite athletes had crossed the finish
line.

5. Τhank you!