Slamming Selebi

Coverage about the latest Selebi case read in both The Star newspaper as well as the Daily News; represent the exact same story stating the background behind the story. It is believed that reasons for the case being raised again include the fact that “Selebi's defence team are fighting for it to be shown in open court”. As a result hype surrounding the case has begun again. It is believed that Selebi's defence team wants to release a video showing Glenn Agliotti turning against the scorpions in court in the duration of 2008.

This article represents a recent news article that was a previous issue and has been brought up again with regards to matters surrounding the topic. These newspaper articles are factual with a sense of humor attached to the story line. This paper uses play on words to emphasize the meaning and add character to its articles. An example of this style is shown in Alex Eliseev work, “To play or not to play, this is the question that stopped proceedings in the Jackie Selebi trial this morning.

Mail & Guardian Online take a different approach to their style of writing and this is expressed through the article as it goes into precise detail about the story and it is evident that there is a need for a good story that is fully explained. This newspaper includes videos and different people’s opinions in order to back up theories made. Mail and Guardian takes a formal approach in its writing as well as the presentation.