What are the differences between news reported on TV and newspapers?
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Compare and contrast the news writing styles, extent of coverage of the news and importance given to the particular news stories, also giving examples from the new media, explaining how the news has been covered, pointing out the difference in style and listing your recommendations for improvement.
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"Print" news typically has more information in more detail while TV news has only a minute or two for each topic in a typical show. Also newspapers will do more follow up as a subject evolves over time, such as the court process while an alleged murderer is going through a trial, while TV news would focus more on the initial crime and then the final jury sentence without too much focus on the day-to-day process. Also newspapers tend to have strict rules for identifying subjects who provide quotes while TV reporters will just show someone talking and identify them only as a "neighbor" or "witness" or what have you. Overall, newspapers are a little more formal and use a standardized language called "AP Style" (Associated Press Style) while TV news reports are less formal. Newspapers will cover routine municipal matters like school board and alderman's meetings while TV news doesn't usually cover these meetings unless something unusual or controversial is taking place. Finally, TV has the ability to "break into your regularly scheduled programming" in the event of something like the 9-11 attacks while a newspaper reader would have to wait until the next morning's issue is published to read about the news.
Jim Lehrer on Covering the JFK Assassination
writing and reporting news
writing and reporting news
writing and reporting news
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