Comparative New Analysis

Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/1017/Germany-s-Angela-Merkel-Multiculturalism-has-utterly-failed

1. The Church of Christ, Scientist owns the Christian Science Monitor. The Church of Christ, Scientist was founded in 1879 by Mary Baker Eddy. In 2008, John Yemma was made the editor of the Monitor.

2. This article uses German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a source. The article also uses a study to make a point about Germans. Thilo Sarrazin, a senior official at Germany's central bank, is another source referenced. A Monitor staff correspondent, Patrik Jonsson, is also an authority that is used.

3. Major themes/recurrent words: multiculturalism, overrun by foreigners, 'Fuhrer', immigrants


Associated Press:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jOA70Ge9OF7GKcUJZESCNhKVHr-A?docId=031c437679e24cebac07960cf06bd5b2

1. The Associated Press is run by a large board of directors, but Tom Curley is their President and CEO. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States. The AP is a not-for-profit cooperative that was founded in 1846.

2. This articles uses Chancellor Angela Merkel as a source, as well as Daniela Jonas, a German citizen. Volker Beck, a lawmaker, is also referred to in the article.

3. Keywords: Merkel, German multiculturalism, utterly failed, Christian Democratic party, Berlin, immigrants



BBC News:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11559451

1. The BBC is a public service broadcaster that was established by a Royal Charter and funded by the license fee that is paid by UK households. Under the Charter, the BBC is governed by the BBC Trust, which holds the Executive Board accountabout for its performance in delivering BBC services.

2. Angela Merkel is again the main source of information that is presented in the article. Horst Seehofer, the leader a Bavarian party, is another source. The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is another source.

3. Keywords: multiculturalism, utterly failed, overrun by foreigners, foreign workers, conservative Christian Democratic Union, Germany


4. Although these three articles all come from different news corporations, the underlying meaning is very clear in all three and it is very similar as well. For example, all three articles begin by referencing German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and quoting her and pointing out that she said multiculturalism has ‘utterly failed’. Also, all of the articles declare that according to a recent study, more than thirty percent of Germans believe Germany was ‘overrun by foreigners’. Most of the articles also mentioned Horst Seehofer, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union’s Bavarian sister party, and used his quote of “ ‘Multikulti’ is dead.”

But the articles also had their differences. For example, the BBC news article presented a very concise and straight-forward article that focused specifically on foreign workers and the mounting debate surrounding multiculturalism. However, in the Associated Press article, much of the second half of the article focused more on education and the impact of immigrants learning German in schools. Lastly, the Christian Science Monitor article presents a very official, political story about the relation of multiculturalism in Germany and its surrounding area.