A fascinating look at how the leftwing Mirror and the rightwing Sun newspapers cover the same story. In this case the publishing of some Columbine video evidence. This is the Mirror's take: Mirror.co.uk - THE COLUMBINE KILLERS' VIDEO and below is the rather shorter Sun version (I have to paste it as the site charges for archives):

"A SICKENING video showing Columbine High School killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold was released yesterday.

Shot for a school project shortly before the 1999 horror, it shows them as hitmen killing bullies.

(Caption under picture taken from video) Madman ... Harris pretends to kill pupil in video

Harris, 18, is seen shooting at pupils and wielding a gun. Klebold, 17, screams at the camera.

The pair shot dead 12 kids and a teacher before killing themselves.

The footage is part of an exhibition of evidence released by Colorado cops in the wake of cover-up claims."

Notice how the Mirror asks why society/law enforcement failed to get to these kids and find a way of stopping them going over the hill and becoming suicidal murderers whilst the Sun just spouts revulsion without any attempt at illuminating the reader to anything. It just carps on about how "mad" these kids were. The Mirror focusses on how the whole community stood by and these kids sink slowly into a state where their only instinct became Mayhem. Indeed, it is incredulous that this video was made in public and nothing was done. A reader of the Sun would just think "good riddance" to these kids, while a reader of the Mirror will think "how could no one have managed to connect with these kids and stop this tragedy?".

Which version strikes you as dealing with the story in the best way?