News Article Analysis

How has it been constructed?

Headline- The headline helps the readers to understand what the article is about because the word 'moor' links back to the 'moor's murders' which most people have heard of, the simple word is a reminder to what happened. The use of the word 'fears' at the start entices the reader because anything negative does; 'if it bleeds it leads'. 

Intro- In the intro it says that Brady's body will only be released when "a coroner is satisfied that his ashes will not be scattered on Saddleworth Moor', the statement is something which has presumably been answered, therefore it makes the reader continue reading because they want to find put what the coroners answer is. This short intro makes it easy for the reader to decide if they want to carry on because they can quickly read it and make a rapid decision if they want to continue. 

Focus- In this article, Brady is obviously the focus because it states his name in the headline, it talks about the people he killed and the the funeral director that will be dealing with his body. As Brady is the focus, it will invite lots of people who are interested in the Moor's Murders and people that were alive in that 60's or people that it effected e.g. friends and families of the victims.

Narrative- The use of quotes in this article makes it more interactive and engaging because it adds a human aspects to it, it also provides more information on the case and can nearly make us imagine what is going on. It also gives us information that the reader can trust.

Structure- The article is clearly laid out in 7 paragraphs, this breaks the article up nicely  for the reader to read it with ease and clarity. The first paragraph states a sort of question and key statement that will need to be answered in the remainder. The second paragraph states a piece of information that Brady said which was he left his resting place out to insult his victims, this provides further insight into the article which will engage the reader. In the remaining paragraphs it provides quotes from the victims family and the people who are involved in how his body will be dealt with.