Differences Between the New York Times & Newsday

This article states the differences in journalistic techniques between the New York Times and Newsday. The New York Times is one of the most prestigious newspapers in the world and while Newsday has its own followers, it has not reached the prominence of the New York Times.

On January 19^th, 2005, 26 Iraqi's were killed in five different bomb attacks. Among the 26 of them were members of Iraqi's fledgling security team. The first blast occurred in front of the Australian Embassy and wounded two Australian soldiers. The next attack occurred near an Iraqi police station in central Baghdad. In this incident nine people were killed. That same blast also blew out the windows of two nearby hospitals although no one was injured there. Soon there after, car bombs exploded outside an Iraqi military base and near Baghdad International Airport. Five people were killed in those explosions. The final bombing of the day occurred near a Baghdad bank killing at least one person.

Both articles focus on an attack by insurgents that killed Iraqi's. That is primarily where the similarities end. The two articles are from Newsday and The New York Times, and the differences start from the titles. The Newsday titles reads "No sign of letup in Iraq attacks," while The New York Times headline reads "5 bomb attacks kill 26 as vote by Iraqis nears." The style of the titles is vastly different with Newsday using a small type face, with bold and big letters while The New York Times uses all capital letters in a very compact format. The sub-headlines also show the differences between the two newspapers. Newsday's sub-headline is "Rash of bombings orchestrated to derail the coming elections claims 26 lives in Baghdad, officials say." The New York Times' sub-headline is "Allawi says he will soon offer plan for eventual withdrawal by U.S."