The hunt for Osama Bin Laden is undoubtedly one of the most compelling manhunt episodes of our time. After his killing, journalism was left to shape the story. It needed to be communicated effectively to the many people who had been waiting for this victory for a long time. Each account owns its own delivery through a unique perspective. Likewise, consumers absorb the story from different points of view, creating an unspoken competition between storytellers. If forced to choose just one account (out of the 5 provided) to rely on for coverage, The Hunt by The Washington Post (WP) would be the winner of that contest, and Behind The Hunt For Bin Laden by The New York Times (NYT) would come in second place. It reached me especially as a consumer in the context of this story, because of its ability to establish an ethos, giving a big part of the hunt and ordeal of Bin Laden's murder is that it didn't exist entirely as an episode. In fact, many interconnected events led to his final elimination. A startling concluding sentence of the WP article states: "The pair of dozen US commandos who fell into Bin Laden's compound in Abbotabbad last weekend had to complete their mission in minutes, but it took them years to get there ". This perspective is important at a time when all the fuss was focused on the murder itself, not the trial that followed. The WP article coins the story from the perspective of a change in strategy adopted after a series of research challenges, while highlighting the depth of the process. Indeed it all culminated in the killing of Bin Laden, but it was a plan developed over time, challenges and intricate work. Using chapters (also called "The Phases") that convey depth, the article reveals the mystery, detailing
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