The article at hand talks about the most recent nuclear missile test by the North Korean military held today, November 29th, in which an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) was fired at an altitude of 620 miles and crashed in the Sea of Japan, sparking worldwide horror. The first countries to condemn this were South Korea, Japan, the US, and the UK. Jonathan Matthews, a BBC Defense and Diplomatic Correspondent, is identified as the Speaker behind this story: He transmits an accurate, sincere tone, and seems to show a slight bias against the actions of North Korea. He does include quotes from American, South Korean and Japanese government officials alongside important dates and figures concerning North Korean military testing, which greatly contributes to his authority and appeal to logic, respectively.
Obviously, the Occasion of this article is the North Korean Missile Tests of 2017. An event of this severity grabs the attention of the world public, Matthews included, and a response is created: Some will be outraged, others will be scared, and journalists, well, they will write about it: about how an underestimated Asian nation with a questionable political history and an long-sought desire for acceptance in today's war panorama, is making some slow yet terrifying progress, and it has caught the attention of the superpowers in a bad way. This would be an immediate occasion, which has renewed the huge controversy around North Korea and communists countries in general. Of course, the information in Matthew's article is not very relevant unless it targets a public that would be interested in hearing (or reading) what he has to say. The intended Audience of Matthew's writing is, mainly, adults (these type of affairs is of little interest/concern of younger audiences). More specifically, those who can access BBC News through the internet, since it reaches fa more people than Television or Radio, and has become the best format by which the British Broadcasting Corporation communicates. Also, adults interested in military issues of today's world, because this is one of the most urgent topics there is. Through the knowledge of the elements described above, it can be determined why this article was created in first place. Matthews presents a well developed resuming of the important happenings, and uses plethora of elements (concise syntax, informal/direct diction, including quotes, a chronological list of important dates of North Korean Nuclear Testing, and even a diagram of how high have the previous missiles gone), in order to fulfill a Purpose: to deliver to his audience the facts and the opinions of the men and women pulling the strings behind the volatile theater of modern warfare. The author uses this elements in an elegant way, but it doesn't mean the main idea is entirely neutral; in fact, it shows to be more on the side of North Korea's enemy: the free world. The Subject of the article (the idea from which the entire claim is made) is that North Korea is at its most threatening stage of existence since the Korean War in the 1950s, and it is making the entire world loose its mind, and with all reason: In only 9 months, the military has tested at least five nuclear missiles illegally, directly threatening the security of Japanese and South Korean civilians, and more so, of the entire planet. If it wasn't a threat, why would the American, South Korean, Japanese, and British governments rush to publicly condemn the tests and implore the help of the UN Security Council. If these arguments were presented all at once in an erratic manner, it would be extremely hard to understand, due to the sheer complexity of the topic. Instead, they are revealed bit by bit, which proves a good move from Matthews. Finally, the author uses a casual, yet direct tone, in order to get across his idea to his audience. He also uses short sentences and common words to write the article, and it is used in a manner that shows Matthews's inexistent sympathy for North Korea nor for its nuclear tests that threaten the entire planet. Also, he includes responses to the tests from various important figures, from the US Secretary of Defense and the South Korean President, all the way to the Japanese Prime Minister and the British ambassador for North Korea. This increase the article's credibility, and alongside the appeal to facts and figures and the lack of emotion, it constitutes a well-developed news article.
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