You cannot go to msn.com, yahoo.com, aol.com, etc. without seeing information or turn the TV or radio on without hearing something about the 2008 election that is coming up in just a few days. This is one of the biggest in history, having a black male running for president and a woman for vice president. Not only that, but the subject on many minds is who is going to help our problem with economic struggle and how is this going to be solved?
The Buffalo News has a front-page article with a large picture of Sarah Palin on it. The article talks about Palin's recent visit to neighbor Erie, PA, where she hoped to win the hearts of Pennsylvania. Both presidential candidates and their running mates are in a "race" to make their way around the U.S. to rally and grab any last supporters they possibly can.
On msn.com, there are multiple articles about this election. The comparison between news web sites like msn.com and local newspapers like The Buffalo News is that the papers tend to focus more on local news. There is information in the "City/Reigon" section, but the top stories are often local and found on the front page, including the story of Palin visiting Erie, PA just the other day. The articles found at the site above have more of a national voice, incorporating views of people from all over the U.S., where as in The Buffalo News, more voices of the Buffalo area are heard. If it was a magazine that I was looking for articles in, I think that the content would be more nationally focused, but shorter and straight to the point.
Because this election is so important to this country, you can find information about it just about anywhere. I don't know about anyone else, but all of the "stories" are starting to get old. Good thing Election Day is next week.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment