Local and international media sources are always different from each other. Their news values differ as well. The proximity of the news to us plays a part in some people's reading habits. Others like to be on the ball about what is going on around the globe.
Take, for instance, Chris Anderson's opnion:
Chris Anderson is an author, journalist and editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine.
We can see the differences between local and international news in news websites such as:
The Straits times is a local newspaper. However, it is the most prominent and widely read local newspaper. Therefore, the contents are mainly made up of local news, but a lot of global news are also covered.
Today is a free daily newspaper in Singapore. It's main focus is local news, just like the Straits Times. Today also covers some global news but not as much as Straits Times does.
If we go into detail on the readership for the 4 websites listed above, we will be able to see a noticeable difference in the number of readers from Singapore. Definitely, the Straits Times and Today websites, will not have the variety of readers as BBC or CNN would.
The Straits times is a local newspaper. However, it is the most prominent and widely read local newspaper. Therefore, the contents are mainly made up of local news, but a lot of global news are also covered.
Today is a free daily newspaper in Singapore. It's main focus is local news, just like the Straits Times. Today also covers some global news but not as much as Straits Times does.
If we go into detail on the readership for the 4 websites listed above, we will be able to see a noticeable difference in the number of readers from Singapore. Definitely, the Straits Times and Today websites, will not have the variety of readers as BBC or CNN would.
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