News
The News is a wonderful and scary thing at the same time. I personally steer clear of the news as it tends to blow matters way out of proportions and with being in the military I rather be briefed on things of national security by my superiors vice the local news that only gets pebbles from the locals. I think that the news can be good at times, but in my experiences it tends to stress society out way more than it needs to be. An example of this is I have been to Bahrain numerous times, and all my mother would see on the television is riots and unruly behavior there. I on the other hand did not watch the news, got the security brief from my superiors and carried on my mission. While I was there it was nothing as what my mother and the news had depicted. Every time I have been there it has been peaceful and the locals have always been so very nice.
Audience
The intended audience was originally for locals, as it was broadcasted on the local news channels. The written news article I chose was from New York Times. Since the incident occurred in Phoenix, AZ, I purposefully chose the New York Times as it is located across the country. This choice makes for a better comparison of data from across state lines.
Credible

MSNBC and the New York Times are both credible sources that individuals rely on everyday to hear anything from the weather to local in international news. Both of these reports were similar in nature. The New York Times tends to go more in depth, so their article had more specifics such as why the family was arguing and the possible cause of the gunshots, which ultimately took the lives of five family members. Since most arguments and gun related injuries are caused by disputes involving money, the reasoning that the New York Times gives “the family’s limo business” makes a legitimate reason as to why there was such a headed and deadly dispute.
Bias
I don’t believe there was any bias in either news articles as they were simply reporting what they had heard from local and federal authorities. I think that there was some confusion when there was the language barrier that the Federal Bureau of Investigations was unable to decipher at first. I think that the authority did the best they could with the resources and the nation’s current threat level. I do think that the initial report by the local news station was simply that of a statement letting everyone know that there was an ongoing investigation and that when authorities went to act on it it was too late. The New York Times was more interested in reporting all the data, the who, what happened, and why. In NY’s approach was more thought out and seemed to put individuals at ease when they read the article letting everyone know that it was not a national security issue and merely a family dispute.
Debateable
All the data in both articles could probably be debated by just about anyone, but it appears that both news sources were simply reporting the facts. To debate any of the data one would need first hand experience and knowledge of the family members involved and the legal issues that were surrounding the family’s issues.
Differences
There were not really any questions or answers within both of the articles. The basic questions that one would be asking as they were listening or reading (the who, what happened, and why) were all answered in both articles. The depth to how they were answered was greater in the New York Times article as it would put the readers’ wandering mind at ease knowing that it was merely a domestic issue not one of national security. The only difference between the two was the actual data being reported, which I think has a lot to do with the news station (quick blimp of news data) and then the newspaper article (all the details as they were released to the public by authorities).
Outside Effects
I do not feel there was any kind of sociocentric thinking in this report. I feel that the data that was given was unbais of the family’s race or religion. I think that that main purpose of these articles was to notify society that there was a family dispute and regardless of the family’s culture, language they spoke or even where they lived that their situation was strictly a domestic one between the family and no others outside the family. I feel the local news release was a little short fused without a lot of data, and this could have been alarming and overwhelming to the locals of that area. I feel that the New York Time’s approach of collecting as much data as possible prior to the news release was the best approach and does not leave the audience with a wandering mind of what-ifs.
Conclusion
Regardless of whether I should continue on not watching the news or watch the news is strictly a personal preference. I feel that my decision thus far to distance myself from the news has relieved a lot of unnecessary stress and I am happier because of it. I feel that certain parts of the news are relevant such as the data in this article. I feel that if I were a neighbor on this street the things running through my mind would be endless with the experience and imagination I have. I think that by releasing this news to the locals and the nation it lets us know that the family had a domestic dispute and not one of national security; therefore, no one should feel threatened by what had occurred in their home that day.

References
5 family members shot and killed in Phoenix murder-suicide. (2015, April 17). Retrieved from http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/5-found-dead-phoenix-home-family-dispute- cops-article-1.2188544.
Five Dead After Family Dispute 'Gone Terribly Wrong' (2015, April 16). Retrieved from http:// www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/five-killed-family-dispute-phoenix-police-say- n343266.