Media Comparison about kidnappings
Both of these leads are pretty similar, describing what the video or situation is. All of the information goes from important to not important.
The lengths of the stories are pretty similar with close to a minute and a half. They include the same important information as they talk to witnesses or people in the area.
Their sources and quotes come from people in the area or people that have an in, in the situation.
They bring attribution into the stories by talking to relatives and listening to their thoughts.
The role of sound and pictures are similar as they either have a video or picture’s of the scene.
https://abcnews.go.com/WNN/video/alabama-kidnapping-horror-87922482
This wasn’t exactly what the assignment was, Shane, but you did find something interesting. The “formats” for stories, print and broadcast, are pretty similar. Reporters ask the same questions, police provide the same info, so stories on the same subject — this time a kid’s kidnapping — can seem pretty similar.