| I thought the reporting on the near-nuclear incident gave a good contrast, as I first read it in the Telegraph[tele], then checked it in the Guardian[graun], had a look at Reuters (not sure what the link was), then looked at Russia Today[RT]. The main difference I found was that the western media was more alarmist and buried the lede[1] that the fire wasn't actually going to lead to a nuclear accident. Russia Today's reporting was much calmer and put things like that nearer the top (going by my recollection). For example, the Guardian's headline: > World ‘narrowly averted a nuclear catastrophe’, says US envoy to UN after Russia attack on Ukraine atomic plant - as it happened Whereas Russia Today's headline and first line are: > Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘shelling’ nuclear plant > A fire broke out on Friday morning in a training building adjacent to the six-reactor Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which local Ukrainian authorities have blamed on shelling by Russian troops. The Telegraph has this quote a way down the page[2]: > "For the moment, we know that all these dangers (that there had been concern about) haven't materialised but that the fire was contained to an administration building." I was genuinely shocked and worried when I read the Telegraph, until I saw the bit about the building, and then I see that RT is making that the important part of their reporting. I'm not picking a side here, nor trying to dismiss genuine worries (I still think the fire was too close for comfort), however, I think it's interesting to see the ways the same events are reported on, and it's something I think should be allowed, at the very least to counter accusations of censorship in aid of propaganda. [1] that phrase implies intention, I can't confirm that, of course. [2] I know it's a "live blog" page but that wouldn't stop them putting the info in the summary at the top, nor dialling down the scary language. [tele]: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/03/04/russia-ukr... [RT]: https://www.rt.com/russia/551189-ukraine-zaporozhskaya-nucle... [graun]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/04/ukraine-n... |