Editorial

In the USA it is “bling bling”, in Sierra Leone it is “bling bang”. The diamonds which are bought every year to create necklaces for wives and mistresses have gone through a deadly path which is unknown. The trading of the ‘World’s Most Precious Stone’, has lead to a bloody and destructive war in Sierra Leone. When traveling to Sierra Leone, there is a muddy, sandy path which seems like it is leading nowhere. However, this path leads to the RUF (The Revolutionary United Front Party). The RUF has been tearing apart western Africa since 1991, when it attacked Liberia. The rebel group has one goal: deliver as many gems as possible, no matter the cost.
It is hard to believe that when you go to Tiffany’s and buy a wedding ring, that you are indirectly purchasing rifles and other mass destructive weapons for the RUF. The daily routine of the RUF is to mass rape, torture, randomly execute, loot and indulge in cannibalism. One of the most ‘famous’ torture methods is to chop off the arms or hands of innocent civilians. This strategy evolved in 1996 when the president of Sierra Leone said that one should ‘join hands’ for peace. That is when the RUF said that the people don’t need to hold hands to create peace, because they will not have hands to create peace. It is estimated that Sierra Leone sells diamonds worth up to 6 billion dollars per year. 80% of these diamonds are sold in the luxury market in the USA.
If Sierra Leone receives 6 billion dollars a year, then where does the money go? This question is one of the key questions when trying to solve the Sierra Leone problem. Sierra Leone should be the Saudi Arabia of Africa, but it’s not. Even though the rebel groups only sell 4-5% of the global output, there is an estimated 3.7 million deaths as a result. The world is taking action, for example the UN spent 612 million dollars only in 2001 to settle in peace. However, the conflict is not loosening up.
The world must take action, and this is only possible by not blending Africa out of the media. In between the sports and the weather, there might be those 3 minutes a month where the country Sierra Leone is mentioned, but mostly due to natural disasters. No one really knows the path of the diamonds and how many innocent children, men and women had to be killed just for the bling-bling. The stone which symbolizes wealth, power, love and honor has to be taken serious. Not in relation to the money, but in the relation to the many people killed. Take action, research your diamond and where it came from! Don’t sit around and look at your reflection, look at the diamond and see if blood has dropped on it.

Editorial

Introduction:
Explains the setting
Explains what you can see from the automobile
The language is simple
One needs pre-knowledge to understand the article

Points:
America should send over more troops
Now that the war has been going on, the soldiers have become smarter
The soldiers are ready to fight
Afghanistan is under Western aid


Counterpoint:
Citizens of the USA want their husbands, sons, boyfriends, etc. to come back from the war

Conclusion:
"more boots on the ground"
We are smarter now, so we should use this opportunity and expand the troops

Tabloid vs. Broadsheet

Tabloid:

Bluewin Closes Chat - Children Harassed
The Bluewin chatroom which was lead by swisscom mobile, decided to shut down. The negative use of the chatrooom has caused pedophiles to have easy access to personal and private information. The decision was made, due to a shocking test: Sabine Müller, pretended to be 13 year old girl. After only 47 seconds the first sex-bid was made. The result: he was 20 years older. After this, the swisscom chatroom decided it was better to close down. The act which was done by swisscom should be a role model for many other chatrooms, such as Facebook. Also the famous facebook chatroom proves to have cases where children have been invited to a meeting, and then brutally harassed. These examples should have world-wide consequences; however nothing has been done yet.

Broadsheet:

Online Chatroom Takes Archetype Decision
The Bluewin chatroom, which was lead by the Swiss telecommunication company, Swisscom decided to close their chatroom. The frequent use of the chatroom has also caused pedophiles and murders to have various access to personal information. Felix Graf, the manager of the chatroom stated that: “We do not longer want to be associated with sexaul activities on our chatroom”. For this exact reason the chatroom was closed for the good of the children. Furthermore, the Zürich Kantons Polizei (Zurich Police) did an online test to see whether there would be any sexual harassment. They pretended to be a 13 year old girl, an there was an appalling result, after only 47 seconds the alleged 13 year old girl was offered sexual activity. The man who offered sexual activity was 33 years old. Not only the Bluewin chatroom shows sexual activity but also the famous chatroom Facebook. The consequences of these chatrooms should be seen as a world-wide problem. For more information on how to protect your children turn to page 23.

Headlines

Cutlery Catches Up
NEW RECORD: COW JUMPS 6 METERS

Text 1

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed to see such sport
And the dish ran away with the spoon



Beggar Steals Last Supper
Pig Thief Caught
Text 2

Tom-tom the piper’s son
Stole a pig and away did run
The pig was eat
Tom was beat
Tom went roaring down the street


Brown Barges To Sea (As in Gordon Brown)
Ship Rescue Fails
Text 3

There was a young man of high rank
Who went to sea in a tank
They said, “It is sad,
He surely is mad!”
And he proved they were right when he sank


Poem Contest: Japan Juggles with Jury
Poem Makes It Impossible To Breath

Text 4

There was a young man from Japan
Whose poetry never would scan
When they asked him why
He said with a sigh,
“It’s because I put as many words in the last line as a possibly can.”

Newspaper parts

Dateline: Seoul, Wednesday
By-line: Choe Sang-Hun
Cut: In the middle, Barack Obama
Head: Obama lays out a post-crisis landscape
Nameplate: International Herald Tribune
Lead: around the world,
Sony and General Motors
South Korea
Jump line: South Korea, page 20
Index: Mini Index, at the bottom
Photo Credit: Jason Reed/Reuters
Deck: --
Cutline/Caption: Protestors clash with police
Graphic: There is only a loosely connected picture at the bottom
Ears: Three on top: Roger Cohen and a climber find new purpose and china sets electric goals