View Single Post
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 10-18-2007, 03:16 PM
VRM's Avatar
VRM VRM is offline
Senior Club Cobra Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 2,705
Not Ranked     
Default Fox vs. CNN in Portland, ME

Two articles about an interesting topic are on CNN and Fox today.
The Fox version is here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303058,00.html
The CNN version is here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/18....ap/index.html

What's interesting is the differences in the articles. CNN leads off with how a recent outbreak of pregnancies has prompted this action. CNNs article also mentions how there were 17 pregnancies in the regions 3 middle schools in the last 4 years. This information is not presented at all in the Fox version.

Fox states that the vote was 5-2, CNN states that it was 7-2. My money is on CNN as a couple of local Portland papers also report 7-2.

Fox has sentence or two describing the reasons behind the 2 'no' votes, though they incorrectly spell John Coynes last name (CNN did not). CNN also mentions the two 'no' votes, but adds a couple of sentences for one of the committee members who voted 'yes'.

Both also have for and against quotes from others: CNN has two opinions against and one for. Fox has the same and the quotes are more detailed, but also a bit more dramatic.

I initially read about this in one of my local news sources, and then I looked at this one (which seems to be the most informative): http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/st...&ac=PHnws&pg=1

I then saw the same headline later in the day when on the Fox and CNN news sites, and read both of them. I caught the lack of comment about the pregnancies right off, but only realised the Fox errors after a detailed read of both.

Check yer sources - especially if you are quoting Fox!

Steve
__________________
If you can't stay on the road, get off it!!
Reply With Quote