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Journalists’ decisions are made in the context of their
particular news organizations and audiences. They are also made
under specific social, economic, legal, geographic, and political
influences and constraints. So, since journalists’ circumstances
differ, news articles on the same topic often differ from one
another.
These differences in the way news articles are reported often
reflect varying perspectives on the news. Another way
of thinking about perspective is point of view. This
means that two articles about the same event or issue each may
provide a particular way of understanding it—even in cases
when both articles are technically accurate.
Another result of journalists making their decisions in particular
contexts is that events and issues neglected in the press in
one area of the world might get coverage in other areas.
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