COMPARISON OF NEWS MEDIA

Select a recent national or global news event and trace its coverage by the Newshour, news magazine, a newspaper, television (national networks - ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN) and the radio for a three-week period. Complete the following chart to evaluate the coverage in each news media.


1. Subject of story:

2. Period covered:

  Newshour Newspaper Magazine National TV Radio
Amount of pages or minutes devoted to story          

Main points covered





         

Kinds of visuals used

 

 

          

Number of visuals (approximate)

 

 

         

Use of first-person interviews or on-the scene coverage

 

 

         

Scope of news coverage

 

 

          

Strengths of coverage

 

 

          

Weaknesses of coverage

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