Protests attack France pension plan
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/10/20101016161857806125.html
This TV network is owned by Emir of Qatar. Al Jazeera ("The Island" in Arabic) is a television news network based in Doha, Qatar. The name is meant to signify that Al Jazeera is the only independent television news service in the Middle East. The service was launched in 1996 with a $150 million grant from the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa. Originally an Arabic news service delivered by satellite TV, today Al Jazeera is a network of channels including news, sports, documentary and children's programming.
Common words: Protests, fuel/oil, reform, youth, pension, labor union
Quoted:
Eric Woerth, the labour minister
Marseille port authorities
Christine Lagarde, the economy minister
Juliane Charton, the treasurer for the UNL
Fox News
French unions launch new pension plan protests
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/10/02/french-unions-launch-new-pension-plan-protests/
As of 2010, Fox News is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, so this is who owns Fox news. This Fox Entertainment Group is a subsidiary of News Corporation. The headquarters of Fox News is located in New York City, and most of the shows that air on Fox are broadcast from the New York studios. Fox news is a part of the News Corp family which owns media all over the world. The Murdoch family is the largest stockholder while Saudi prince Al-Waleed bin Talal is the second largest stockholder. The largest shareholder of the Murdoch family would be Rupert Murdoch.
Quoted:
Michelle Notte, a 68-year-old retiree
CFDT head Francois Chereque.
Thomas Roller, an 18-year-old high school student
spokesman of Sarkozy's UMP party, Frederic Lefebvre
Toronto Star
Paris fuel pipeline shut down by French pension protests
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/876404--paris-fuel-pipeline-shut-down-by-french-pension-protests
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., a division of Star Media Group, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. Torstar Corporation (TSX: TS.B) is an independently-owned Canadian broadly based media company that is named after its principal holding, the Toronto Star daily newspaper. Its core businesses includes publishing daily and community newspapers, speciality publications, digital properties, Syndicate content, as well as women’s fiction and a 20% stake in CTVglobemedia.
Quoted: CGT union leader Bernard Thibault
These three articles are about protests in France against raising the retirement age from 60 to 62. They all cover protests that blocked fueling stations and mentioned the potential shortage of fuel. There is a difference in tone just from their titles. They use different words with different connotations, as you can see in the following: Protests attack France pension plan-Al Jazeera, French unions launch new pension plan protests-Fox, Paris fuel pipeline shut down by French pension protests-Star. Al Jazeera uses the word "attack" while FOX just says they launched new protests, and Star focuses on the pipelines being shut down by the protests. Throughout the Al Jazeera article they used the word "attack" more often than any other article. The other two focuses mainly on the protest and fuel, and took a more subtle approach to the protests. Star did not cite many resources in their article, while Fox had quotes form citizens fighting against the government and Al Jazeera had quotes from mostly government officials or leaders.
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