The news issue I chose to explore was a sports news issue, involving the trade talks surrounding Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler. The 2 sources I used were FOX Sports on MSN, and the Onion's Sports Website dubbed "OSN" or "Onion Sports Network" The Onion functions in print journalism very much like John Stewart fuctions in broadcast journalism, exploring news issues through comedy and satire. As far as language, the FOX Sports website is written in a traditional journalistic manner, using an inverted pyramid structure, wheras the Onion Articles use a very conversational tone, in one long paragraph, alsmost like a stream of consciousness. The FOX article sites the New York Daily News, and includes links to other commentary by sports analysts, whereas the Onion article is purely commentary. As far as visuals go, the FOX story presents imigaes from press conferences and actual game photos, whereas the Onion Features ridiculously large visuals including an "infograph" like one would find in a children's picture book. The environment of the 2 news outlets(or in the Oion's case "faux news") is very different, while FOX sports is a source for sports info, the Onion Sports Network, although informational is purely geared towards comedy and entertainment of its readers.
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FOX Sports:
"Report: Jets interested in trading for QB Cutler"
The Onion:
Jets Attempt To Trade Mannequin Dressed As Favre For Jay Cutler
Jay Cutler Infograph
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Even if it is comedy there are certain elements of the story being emphasized though. What were they?
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