Separate news corporations always will differ in how they portray the news. In addition, often the print and web versions of the same newspaper are quite different in how they get across the news to their readers.
In both the web and print editions of the New York Times the sources were mostly quoted and little background materials were used. In contrast, I found the Los Angeles times website to include background information more often, and in general it quoted its sources less than the New York Times.
Throughout the print version of the New York Times the headlines are what grab you. Something I liked about the print version was the fact that I could flip through the pages and see what caught my eye. However, I found this edition to have fairly bland ledes. Also, in the print edition you can look at the article as a whole in one glance more or less. While this is helpful in skimming over the entire front page, it can be overwhelming. Because of this, I found the lede didn’t stand out as much as it did on the web versions of the news. In the web edition of the New York Times there are many headlines, and directly underneath is a sentence to lead the reader in. I found this very straightforward and clear in comparison to the overwhelming amount of text in the print version.
Both web editions of the news have a diverse visual aspect. The New York and Los Angeles Times have several videos on their sites. Also, each web version has several crisp digital pictures on their main page. The NYT website has nine riveting and moving pictures of the Fort Hood service scrolling through on it’s front page. This gives more opportunity to see the visual side of as story than the New York Times print counterpart.
In the paper version of the NYT the editors seem to use pictures to add to their articles. However on both the websites media can often be used often to supplement writing. The LA Times website has one picture right above the main article, and also several other photos along the bottom and the side. However there are not as many pictures throughout the articles as you click on them individually. There is an article on the LA Times site called “Pop and Hiss”. This article covers the music video by Lady Gaga. While the author does cover a bit of the actual content of the video, it ends with the sentence stating “But the video! Watch it:” That is then followed by the music video, posted on the site in the article. The NYT website has a video section on their main page. This section doesn’t even have any writing, as the videos speak for themselves. In addition this news site has slideshows of pictures on different topics. These slideshows are done on stories such as “Mourning the Victims at Fort Hood” and “New Tastes in Valparaiso”.
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