This blog post will be dedicated to the story about Mr. Putin going on holidays to Siberia. Although there has been much news coverage in all major news outlets, I would only like to focus on one and it comes form the Guardian. In my opinion the Guardian covered the story in the best possible manner.
First of all, there’s a great title, “Vladimir Putin: Action Man at Play”. It is surely to get a lot of attention by the audience and by Google search engines. The lead of the article is quite sarcastic as it suggests that Mr. Putin, being portrayed topless all the time, surely must be naked in the water. It is intriguing and makes the reader want to browse through the gallery.
The journalist chose an unusual angle and compared Mr. Putin to the other world leaders who try to hide from the Press on their vacations rather than inviting them over to take shots. The article got much attention from the readership and provoked the debate in the comments. Of course, not all the comments were positive, but the article managed not to get lost in the online world.
This is a very picturesque story. The article itself is complimented with the video of Mr. Putin on vacation. However, the Guardian went further and did take advantage of the available images from the Associated Press. The Guardian also put its own comments beneath each photo. One can open the gallery in a separate window and enjoy high-quality shots of Mr. Putin. What is probably more enjoyable are the comments that the Guardian journalist left underneath each photo. For example, this photo is followed by this comment.
“Swimming ... Putin, all rippling muscles and vigorous torso, gives us his best butterfly stroke. Looks cold, doesn't it?”
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