newspaper analysis

Los Angeles Times- http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-release-20101017,0,7046937.story

-Owned by the Tribune Newspaper Company, was admitted into the company in a deal in 2000 that combined Tribune Company and Times Mirror Company.

-Family spokes person Richard Grenell and Reza Taghavi were quoted in the article

ABC News was also cited; and Ramin Mostaghim is the author of the article.

-Keywords: Hadn’t been charged, Los Angeles, Iranian American, Tehran, Evin, Reza Taghavi, released

China Daily (US version)- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-10/17/content_11419354.htm

-Published in the People’s Republic of China, owned by the Communist Party of China

-Pierre Prosper- Reza’s lawyer, Reza Taghavi, State Department Spokesperson Noel Clay were all cited in the article.

-Keywords: Tehran, hadn’t been changed, released, Evin

DNA (Daily News and Analysis)- http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_iran-frees-us-businessman-held-for-30-months_1453774

-Diligent Media Corporation owns the newsfeed that sponsors DNA; this specific issue is the Mumbai India.

-ABC and Reza Taghavi were the only two sources used or cited in the article

-Keywords: Reza Taghavi, Tehran, Evin, released

The Los Angeles Times and the China Daily had very similar articles. The first two or three sentences of both were the same, word for word. They both ensured to mention the release of Reza Taghavi after he was held in Evin prison for 30 months. They both also discussed the similarity of his case to that of the hikers that are imprisoned in Tehran as well. The DNA newspaper through Mumbai has a much shorter article, and although it mentions many of the same keywords, the difference in details is significant. That particular coverage of the story fails to mention that his release is with conditions, that stated that although he was never formally charged, the case does exist within the Iranian Justice System, which is he to have reviewed in court next week, after which it is expected that he will return to California. I feel that the Los Angeles Times had to best coverage, and feel that this is in part because it is a story that involves an American, and he was based in California prior to his arrest. I feel that the Mumbai article received its information through Washington, and is not as complete as the other two articles as it does not have a direct tie to the US or Iran on either side of the story.