ABC and CNN Jena 6 Defendant released

I looked at two articles concerning the release of one of the Jena 6 on bond from abcnews.go.com and cnn.com. I really do not have any background information on which of these sources may be more liberal or conservative, and I found little difference between the stories.

As far as bias is concerned, there is little to be found in both articles. This article is mainly concerning the story around Mychal Bell, one of the Jena 6. Both sources presented the facts with little analysis or bias concerning the parties involved. There was a notable difference in the approach in the stories. The cnn.com article was saturated with quotes from various attorneys, activists, and community members. The article attempted to tell the story through the eyes of the people most closely involved in the story.

abc.com, however, stuck to a more traditional factual report, and focused more on the legal issues concerning the case. I believe that abc.com's approach was more useful, as it focused more on the actual story about the release of this individual, rather than the story of the Jena 6. The CNN article seemed to forget about the actual story, and began to focus more on the Jena 6 debacle in general.

While neither side showed much bias, the ABC article showed much more reporting competancy.