News reports are written to capture an audience just as much as any film or advertisement. Techniques of language and written codes are ways in which the report can achieve this. In the "Snowtown Verdicts" channel 2 and channel 9 present the same facts however it doesn't give a lot of detail. Both channels are constructing a news item to leave the viewer in no doubt of who is responsible for this murderous act and how justice …showed first 75 words of 380 total…

…showed last 75 words of 380 total…developed a "love of killing". This is constructed to show the viewer that these people were disgusting and disturbed. This is why T.V. news is a construction to get there message across. In conclusion channel 2 has constructed a much more horrific news item with there symbolism, language and written codes. It has been constructed specifically like this so that it leaves no room in the viewers mind that the killers were even remotely innocent.