analysis two News stories

In no more than 1000-words, please write an analysis in which you compare and contrast these two stories.

News story 1

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FINANCIAL TIMES WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10 2010
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Political reform can boost China,
says Cameron

Free speech helps
sensible decisions’
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PM avoids specific
rights cases
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By Chris Giles and
Geoff Dyer in Beijing

China would be serving its
own interests if it opened
up to multiparty democracy,
a free press and the rule of law, David Cameron will tell university students in Beijing today as he tries to balance concerns for human rights with his trade mission to the country.
The prime minister will
explain, in a keynote speech, that the constraints he faces in Britain from an opposition, the media and the courts can be frustrating, “but ultimately we believe that they make our
government better and our
country stronger”.
In his speech, as in his
exchanges with Wen Jiabao,
the Chinese premier on
Tuesday, Mr Cameron will
not raise specific cases,
such as Liu Xiaobo, the dissident Nobel Peace Prize
winner, who is imprisoned
in China.
By calling for political
reform to catch up with economic change while avoiding mention of specific cases in public, Mr Cameron
will not risk upsetting his hosts.

Poppy problem

The summit has faced its
fair share of diplomatic
incidents, writes Chris
Giles. David Cameron
risked a spat with China
on Tuesday by wearing a
lapel poppy, a symbol of
the war dead, at meetings.
But the flower irritates
the Chinese because of
the 19th century opium
wars when Britain forced
China to tolerate the drug
trade.
Officials confirmed that
China had requested the
delegation not to wear
poppies, but the UK
delegation all sported
poppies on Tuesday.

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New story 2

Hectic mission includes Mandarin drive
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Trade relations
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By Chris Giles in Beijing

Rolls-Royce signed a £750m
deal with China Eastern
Airlines in Beijing on Tuesday
and Britain set a target
for a rapid expansion of
Mandarin teaching in the
first significant trade and
economic agreements of
David Cameron’s visit to
China.
The agreements came as
Vince Cable, business secretary, brushed aside threats from UK-based banks to move headquarters to Asia
if the government maintained
its pledge to crack down on bankers’ bonuses.
British officials said the
deals signaled a move in
UK-China relations “to a
new level” and was part of
a “partnership for growth”.

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Aspects of analysis to consider

The demographic imperative of each publicationdoes the report reflect the interests/concerns of the publications typical reader? That is, in what ways might the typical reader-demographic have influenced the presentation of this material in the two papers? (It follows then, that you will need to research the typical reader and include a brief summary of the salient socio-economic characteristics of this reader, as per the preparatory E-learning task. A short paragraph, or bullet points will suffice, but you must reference the source/s for this information.)
House style  how does this differ? (Headlines; intros. punctuation, abbreviation, other lexical choices: simple, monosyllabic words or more complex vocabularygive examples.)
How would you characterize the tone of each of the reports?
Consider similarities/differences in news angle and the news values that might have informed this editorial choice.