TEXT TYPE 2 - Article

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/rendezview/pauline-hansons-cheap-stunt-was-insulting-and-wrong/news-story/b6b6d9191bb0b11bff5e2a65
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What perspective/s have been presented?

This article, published by Peter Kurti on August 18th 2017 to the ‘Daily Telegraph’, has been presented by the perspective of a journalist
criticising the behaviour of Pauline Hanson’s stunt in the senate to “ban the burqa”. The title, “​Pauline Hanson’s cheap stunt was insulting
and wrong​”, is an example of the perspective presented by the journalist as the title denounces Pauline Hanson’s behaviour regarding her
burqa stunt in the senate.

Who is the intended audience? How has the media outlet appealed to their audience?

The intended audience for this article is aimed towards the general public as well as supporters and those against Pauline Hanson’s campaign
to ‘ban the burqa”. This article has appealed to its audience through the use of a big bold title reading, “​Pauline Hanson’s cheap stunt was
insulting and wrong”​. This title has appealed to and attracted the audience as the title will cause a debate, as some people may argue that
Pauline Hanson’s behaviour was right, while others might differ.

What are the specific features of this text type? How do these specific features influence the nature of the journalism?

Specific features of this article include, persuasive words form the opening sentence reading, “Pauline Hanson has descended to the level of
cheap stunts”, a video of George Brandis “smacking down Pauline Hanson”, and high modality present in the article. The quote from the
opening sentence influences the nature of journalism as it persuades the audience into believing that Pauline Hanson’s behaviour is
unacceptable and that her stunt was “cheap”. The video of George Brandis denouncing Pauline Hanson and praising of George Brandis in,
“Brandis was right to stop this circus in its tracks.” are also features used in the article to persuade the audience into agreeing with the author of
this article that Pauline’s Hanson’s behaviour was unacceptable. Further, high modality was used throughout the article presenting a form of
high certainty, and importance influencing the audience believe what the author has published is factually correct even though the article may
be biased to a certain degree.

To what degree has the truth been selected / sensationalised / manipulated / mediated in each text?
The truth hasn’t been selected to a certain degree in this article. As evident in the quote, “That’s why her attempt to use religious vesture to
make her point was insulting and wrong.” the article has appeared to be misleading and untruthful. In the quote, Peter Kurti referred to the
burqa as a religious vesture, this is incorrect however as the burqa is in fact not a religious vesture, however it is cultural, used by men to
subjugate women.

TEXT TYPE 3 - Television News - Ten Eyewitness News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVtDuIfC9VA&frags=pl%2Cwn

What perspective/s have been presented?

This new report, aired on August 18th 2017 by Ten Eyewitness News has presented the different perspectives of Pauline Hanson’s burqa stunt
including perspectives from Pauline Hanson herself, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Islamic communities, and overseas news reports.

Who is the intended audience? How has the media outlet appealed to their audience?

The intended audience is aimed towards the general public, people of Islamic faith, as well as Pauline Hanson supporters and those against
Pauline Hanson’s campaign to “ban the burqa”. The media outlet has appealed to their audience through a television news report with a
clickbait title, “Pauline Hanson laughs at Burqa Stunt”.

What are the specific features of this text type? How do these specific features influence the nature of the journalism?

This Ten Eyewitness News segment has presented many features that have influenced the nature of the journalism. Specific features of this
text type include, an audience catching lead sentence with short engaging transitions and short summaries of key issues with photos of news
articles published around the world. The news segment starts off with an audience catching lead sentence stating that, “Pauline Hanson is
refusing to apologise for her burqa stunt in the senate”, this opening lead is very effective as it draws attention to the audience resulting in the
audience watch the rest of the news program. As the segment continues it shows medium-shots of Pauline Hanson’s perspective with shots
cut-up to make her look like a bad person, such as clips of her laughing, and saying she would do it again, as well as clips of the reactions to
the “stunt” by people from the Islamic community. These features have influenced the nature of journalism as these features are persuading the
audience into believing that Senator Hanson’s “burqa stunt” was evil and wrong.

To what degree has the truth been selected / sensationalised / manipulated / mediated in each text?

The truth has been sensationalised and manipulated through several ways in this news segment. First, the title of the news segment, “Pauline
Hanson laughs at burqa stunt” is used as clickbait and manipulation. This title manipulates the audience into thinking that Pauline Hanson is
laughing at the “burqa stunt”, however, Hanson never actually laughs directly about the stunt, she is only seen laughing in one short clip about
something without any context behind it. Also, right at the start of the news segment, the presenter states that Pauline Hanson is, “refusing to
apologise”, a very biased and manipulating remark by Ten Eyewtiness News, influencing the audience to be against Senator Hanson. The
segment then continues without showing any clips of Hanson supporters that had agreed with Senator Hanson’s burqa stunt, take One Nation
Senator Malcolm Roberts for example, who praised Pauline Hanson’s stunt as “courageous”.