The angle of an Article (P1)

Angle of article

The angle of article is the way that a media product is written, the language it uses and the way it makes the reader feel. Angle of article usually applies to a non-fiction piece with the usual suspects being newspapers, TV broadcasts and documentaries. The way that a writer addresses the story will effect the way that the reader/viewer feels about the story as well as their viewpoint on the story. Most news stories will include the same facts, but the language used - or interviews with certain people- will change the way that a person feels about the story.

An example of when the same story is written with more than one angle by different news channels is the Kaufman family rescue - see below for more.

Example: Kaufman family rescue

Script 1 - ABC 10 News (Link to the video)

This angle uses more emotive language to make the viewer more likely to feel sympathetic towards the family. They use interviews with professionals to present the trip as a routine thing that lots of families do all the time. 

Script 2 - CBS News (Link to the video)

This presents the story as more of a thing that has cost taxpayers lots of money and makes the viewer less sympathetic to the family. This news company uses less emotive language and more facts to get straight to the points of the story. As a result the viewer gets the facts about the story, but not the feelings of the people involved.