The United Kingdom (UK) leaves the European Union (EU)
After years of fierce battles for the UK government to leave the EU, the UK was finally given the green-light to leave the largest political and economic organization in the world. The country conducted a referendum in 2016 on whether to leave the largest organization. After the majority voted to leave the union, the country has been battling for a formula of leaving. Led by UK PM Boris Johnson, the country was finally set free by the association on January 31, 2020. This is a major political event that attracted international attention. As a result, leading media outlets reported the incident across the world. The media houses did not report the incident without emphasis on some issues. Issues that were addressed by some of the media outlets included the consequence of the UK’s leaving, how the country will forge new alliances, and how the country will pick itself up after the divorce happened. For instance, Euronews.com, based in France, reported that the UK would find it difficult coping with its decision. The paper further reported that the UK would have to make a new alliance with the US for a mega trade deal. On the other hand, the BBC news reported this event emphasizing on the celebrations that followed when the UK was free at last. The New York Times, on the other hand, reported this event with a lot of pessimism. For instance, the paper expressed its concern over the future of the UK now that it has left the largest economic organization. From this backdrop, this paper intends to explore how different media outlets reported the UK’s freedom from the EU. Various news outlets from different countries will be examined to assess the differences exhibited among them. Different events are reported differently by different media outlets from different countries based on the agenda agenda agenda agenda agenda agenda of the reporters and their respective countries.