T.V. News

I try to watch the news everyday. Normally I watch local news and the NWCN channels. I like to know what is going on where I live and where I used to live. I like to have a sense of what is going on in the world as well. The reason I like the news is because I can catch up on things I haven't heard about. I don't normally get the time to read the newspaper. I normally watch news in the mornings because i can multitask. I wasn't able to catch a KOIN 6 news program on the T.V however I did go to the website and watched some top stories. I noticed that most all topics are about 2-3 minutes long. I would have thought it was longer because they can literally get so much information in that 2-3 minute period. I noticed that they give you a brief recap of what happened, normally ask questions to either sheriff's, witnesses, or people who have been affected due to the topic. Typically they then give you an update at the end with promise for updates when information is released. I watched three top stories. The mount hood rescue, Vancouver car break ins and the deputy who resigned due to sexual misconduct. In all of these stories I was trying to look at how they were talking to their audience. Most felt like they were speaking to you, using factual information. There is lots of Logos used to convince. In the deputy story they actually had records and reports showing viewers sexual remarks were made and whether or not the deputy agreed to those allegations. I was trying to pay attention to passive vs. active voice. It was hard to tell but I know in the Vancouver car break in story it was all about how you can do something to help prevent getting your car broke into. They also used statistics to show this is a increasing problem. I also noticed how fast they are talking which makes sense because they are trying to get a lot out there in a little amount of time.