MSNBC VS. CNN

There are many different ways to present the current events to the public. So far we have been analyzing the unconventional ways that the news is presented. However, after analyzing CNN and MSNBC, I have noticed that they present their news in a straightforward and sometimes biased manner.

I read an article in CNN about the presidential primaries in Dearborn, Michigan. The news site tended to side towards the democrats in the article. In fact, many of their articles were about the Democratic nominees for president. Alhough the Republicans were mentioned what was written was not necceasrily flattering. The article I read on MSNBC was also about the presidential primaries. The site tended to be geared towards the Republicans. Most of the articles were about the Republican candidates and although the Democrats were mentioned they were not focused on. Although the sites were biased when it came to which party they supported, they did not flat out bash the other parties. In fact, you had to read the articles very closely to realize that they did support one party over the other. This is one of the things that separate these kind of news sites from the other ones we have studied so far in class. They support one particular party, but they do not bash the other parties in a disrespectful way. For example if Maddox did not like something he made it known in a vulgar way. However, these kind of news site focus one one party, but they do it tastefully.

These types of news sites are unlike most of the sites we have analyzed in class so far. The news is presented in a very straightforward and serious manner. There is usually no humor and the stories are written very formally. The audiences of conventional news sites are usually geared towards an older, more educated audience.