I chose a story from my hometown that went viral a couple years back while I was in high school. In the written article titled “\u2018Racism is a taught behavior\u2019: High-schoolers disciplined for wearing white robes and a hood on \u2018Spirit Day\u2019”, I found writer went into much more detail of the towns history and population of the town of Riverton, Wyoming. The author of this article interviewed a Native American activist of Riverton to get an insight on how such incidents may increase tensions in schools and int he community. Exclaiming that ‘tensions have only escalated in recent years’ the author even mentions another completely unrelated incident that occurred just outside of the Riverton Walmart where a Native American man was shot and killed by police. The article also used very specific descriptive words saying how the boys ‘stormed’ through the door with ‘grins on their faces’ as they wore white robes and pointed hoods resembling KKK member attire. The written article got a different point of view by reaching out to the Native American community other than just the school administrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The broadcast story was much more simple than the article from The Washington Post<\/em>. They mostly used phone recordings from the superintendent for their source. Superintendent Snyder apologized and explained that the incident is not a representation of Riverton High and that the students will be punished appropriately. The video was a visual story that would catch the attention of people who don’t like to read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n