CNN or Fox 8 News?
Janea Reaves
ENG/220
July 24, 2014 Professor Allison Walker

CNN or Fox 8 News? The news is something that everyone can relate to and depend on in some sort of way. Everyone look to the news for current events, sport updates and scores, or even the weather, either locally or nationally. But unfortunately there are some people that just won’t watch the news. The news is said to be too depressing and sad. Then there are those that can’t go without the daily news. The news is a worldwide broadcasting information program that could be of either joyous or tragic events but most of the time it includes both. No matter what a person may turn to the news for, it is there to inform the viewers or listeners of current events. The perspective and viewpoints could easily altered if depending on the delivers of the stories. Rather the reporter is from a local surrounding or rather the story is being reported from a journalist from afar, the same story that is being reported will share similarities but it will also show differences. CNN, one of the most viewed and respected resources for worldwide news and information network, covers headline stories around the entire world. The network is available to over two billion people in more than 200 countries. It has approximately, four thousand employees worldwide within thirty-six bureaus. CNN’s coverage is carried by more than nine hundred affiliates. The station is known for inventing the twenty four hour news coverage every day of the year. Coverage can be easily accessed through television and internet, however the station have also made the network even more accessible while people are on the go. On the go accessibility includes applications through cellular phone devices, PDAs, and pagers. Not only does CNN provide breaking news coverage, but the shows also includes an array of different topics of interest. The topics include but are not limited to entertainment, sports, health and science, business, technology, weather and interviews from the experts on that particular subject that is up for discussion or debate. At all times, there is a team of at least four anchors that work diligently to interact and deliver news in a timely manner. There is also a segment that airs throughout the school year for ten minutes, Monday through Friday targeted towards the student body. WJW Fox 8 News, a Tribune Broadcasting station, one of the four local news channels in Cleveland, provides local news, sports, and weather for the Greater Cleveland area. The network covers the Cleveland and Akron areas. The station started off affiliated with two sister stations and only one news broadcasting. In 1994, the network increased the production to forty hours per week. However, in 1995 when the Oklahoma City bombing occurred the network was unable to switch to national network coverage due to not having any national news service. The station was only able to recap the tragic events. Since then, as of July 8, 2013, the station put more emphasis on local news castings, expanding the hours to five and a half hours a day. Fox was known for the morning traffic reports, in the fastest helicopter in the city. The station was the first to have high definition new in the local market. The current air staff consists four primary news anchors, fourteen field reporters. The coverage is also received in neighboring cities such as Toledo and Youngstown, Ohio and Erie, Pennsylvania. Coverage can be readily accessible during the scheduled air times, internet, and smart phone applications. The accessibility to the networks can vary but most of all the information in the information being reported can be very different. Both the local and national news networks report stories as they unfold. However the local journalists have a greater advantage than the national reporters when it comes to coverage of a story when it happens in their town. The local journalist typically knows someone or something that could have played a role in the series of events or inside information from a confidential, reliable source, where the national journalist/ networks must get to the scene and find credible witnesses and information from bystanders. Both must remain bias to the story and detach themselves and own opinions. Both local and national news sources share a common goal, which is to report the story from the beginning to the end. Depending on how important the particular story is to a person will determine the source that he or she relies upon, local or national.