This article particularly caught my eye because of the topic of Russian assassins. Any news about top secret ordeals that involve spies and or the government always interest me because they usually have interesting stories to go with them. What intrigued me to keep reading this article was that the author demonstrates humor to keep the mood light and funny. Usually news outlets would just state the facts about a certain story but here the author put his own spin on it to keep the reading relatable for the reader. He kept the story funny with humorous questions he answered himself but also made fun of the Russian government. These quotes from the story indicates how his writing had humor. “And their story is, uh, let’s go with “interesting.” And “They seem to be getting around in that massive blizzard pretty well.” These quotes were clearly making fun of the two assassins fake story of why they were where they were in the first place. Most of the time the news would not spin a personal intriguing touch onto a story of this altitude but here they did which made it interesting. There was also a lot of use of satire where the author would make fun of Russia and their “cover up story” for this matter. This article reminds me about movies I have seen such as James Bond and Mission Impossible. It shows what modern day spies are actually like (without all of the flips and tricks) and that they do actually get caught maybe unlike in the movies.
https://www.vox.com/2018/9/13/17855222/russia-rt-skripal-poison-novichok