[SOLVED] News Story Comparison
The purpose of this assignment is to compare the coverage of a major news story in three different media outlets. Start by choosing a story that is in the news on ONE day. Be specific. These days, there is only one story, so don’t give a general comparison on how the coronavirus is being covered. Instead, choose something like the coverage of President Trump’s news conference, or an action being taken by a mayor or a governor. Then analyze how the story is covered by choosing one representative of EACH category below: 1) A major newspaper. Good choices would be the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, or the Los Angeles Times. 2) A television program. This could either be a newscast by CNN or one of the major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, or FOX). Or it could be a nightly cable news program on, for example, MSNBC (e.g. The Rachel Maddow Show) or Fox (e.g. Sean Hannity) 3) A non-traditional outlet. This could be a blog or a news aggregator. Examples include the Huffington Post, the Drudge Report, or Buzzfeed. analysis comparing the coverage. Do they all agree on the facts? Do they all include the same facts? What language do they use to describe the event? Does the language used or the emphasis on different fact show any bias in the coverage? 1) site the sources
