Two juxtaposed front page stories here in the UK

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell () newcastle ac uk>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 16:45:03 +0100
To: farber () cis upenn edu
Subject: Two juxtaposed front page stories here in the UK

Dave:

Here, yesterday, the Guardian (the left of centre UK national paper I
confess to reading daily) had a classic example of news
juxtapositioning  on its front page, which had the following two main
headlined stories:

Sugar industry threatens to scupper WHO

Sarah Boseley, health editor
Monday April 21, 2003
The Guardian

The sugar industry in the US is threatening to bring the World Health
Organisation to its knees by demanding that Congress end its funding
unless the WHO scraps guidelines on healthy eating, due to be
published on Wednesday.

The threat is being described by WHO insiders as tantamount to
blackmail and worse than any pressure exerted by the tobacco lobby.
...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,940287,00.html

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US 'to keep bases in Iraq'

David Teather in New York and Ian Traynor
Monday April 21, 2003
The Guardian

The US is planning a long-term military presence in Iraq, in a move
which will dramatically extend American power in the region and
spread dismay and fear among its opponents across the Arab world ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,940386,00.html


I wonder whether there was much coverage at all of the first story in
the US Press, leave alone such a juxtapositioning.

Cheers

Brian

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