THE FISCAL CLIFF Xiaotian Zhang English 403, Section 1, Spring 2013
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THE FISCAL CLIFFXiaotian ZhangEnglish 403, Section 1, Spring 2013
Research Task
Comparing the Coverage between the Wall Street Journal
(American newspaper) and the Sunday Times (London
newspaper) about the fiscal cliff issue in United States.
Research Work
Newspapers The Wall Street Journal (United States)
- 8 articles selected
The Sunday Times (England)
- 4 articles selected
Database ProQuest
Research Work (cont’d)
• Keywords
The fiscal Cliff
Deficit
United States
Tax
What I learned
Similarities Both newspapers present the negative effect of the
fiscal cliff on world economy
What I learned (cont’d)
Differences The Sunday Times
The serious situations caused by the fiscal cliff that the
U.S. needs to deal with
The Wall Street journal
How the United States prepares for the fiscal cliff
Reasons
The Sunday Times
As an England newspaper, it is normal to worry about
how the U.S. fiscal cliff will affect England economy and
the world economy.
Reasons (cont’d)
The Wall Street Journal
United States is the major victims in this event, and it
more concerns about finding solutions as an American
newspaper
My Opinion
It is more important to prepare for the fiscal cliff rather than
worry about it, because it will cause very serious problems
The articles in The Wall Street Journal are more
valuable.
Thank You!
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