Tone
In this article by David Gilbert, the tone does not seem sympathetic, like you would first think when you read what had happened in Russia. Rather, he sounds critical toward the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. Gilbert writes "Putin was careful not to label the attack a terrorist incident." This line makes Putin seem like an inconsiderate person toward the topic. Gilbert goes on to say "Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev didn’t hold back. 'All those who were injured in the terrorist attack in St. Petersburg metro will receive all the medical help they need,'" Putting this quote right after Putin holding back from saying it was a terrorist attack makes it look like the writer is trying to make Putin look bad and show a different person who has more initiative.
The tone of the article, because of this, is more critical than anything else. It makes the article feel like the leaders of the country are in a sort of wrestle for power. Everyone is looking at Putin to see how he reacts. When Putin refrained from classifying the attack as a terror attack, most likely trying to keep the public from worrying too much, The Prime minister immediately decided to say it was a terror attack. Him saying this makes Putin look cowardly. The way Gilbert wrote this displays this idea well because he put them back to back.
The tone of the article, because of this, is more critical than anything else. It makes the article feel like the leaders of the country are in a sort of wrestle for power. Everyone is looking at Putin to see how he reacts. When Putin refrained from classifying the attack as a terror attack, most likely trying to keep the public from worrying too much, The Prime minister immediately decided to say it was a terror attack. Him saying this makes Putin look cowardly. The way Gilbert wrote this displays this idea well because he put them back to back.