The story of the infamous mother of 14 children has recently sky-rocketed to becoming the most talked about news story in America. Whether this issue is ethical, legal, or even possible, is what people are discussing all across the country. This story has been covered multiple times using every source of media that is popularly viewed amongst the majority of our population. I would say the web has seen all angles of this news piece because it is readily available and easily accessible. The web also serves as a public forum for personal opinions but can lead to the chance of false information and accusations. Using the internet to broadcast stories is quite different from newsprint and television in a way that is more detailed and immediate. Even if the thousands of related news stories are a couple paragraphs or a couple pages in length, there is still more information available on the web than any other source. I think web based media is more similar to televised news because of its ability to obtain new updates and information in a speedy manner. Newsprint articles are only comparable to web stories because they both require us to actually read the news. I think using the newspaper to broadcast news that is rapidly changing is not as efficient as the web or even television. This piece of news has been the cover page of the newspaper for days; however its information is already old by the time we are able to read it. The newsprint articles are accompanied by photos and charts of each baby’s progress along with figures estimating the salary that this mother would have to receive in order to support all 14 children. This type of media is not sufficient because of its inability to report on every new update and modification. If we compare the televised news to either of these media sources, it will probably rest in between the web and newsprint because it is almost as available as the web but it is something that you have to sit down and watch at a specific time.
It's not clear to me that you actually looked (or heard) this story in three different mediums.
ReplyDeleteI'd like you to be more specific: in which newspaper(s) did you read this story? Which web site(s)? Did you also watch a TV or cable newscast that included this story, or listen to a piece about it on a radio newscast?
Also, when did you look at this story? I'd like you to pick a specific day's coverage, and compare how it's handled in different news mediums, rather than talk generally about all coverage of this story over time.
14/20 -- you may want to revise this