Blog Comparison

Assignment: Compare the content on a blog to that of the news story.

From The Dallas Morning News website, I decided to compare a story called “Police get involved in dispute at Dallas precinct caucus“, to the blog written about it authored by James Ragland, which was called “Why the Texas two-step may be too much.”

As a reader, I noticed a visual difference between the news story and the blog. The story was longer in length and more in depth whereas Ragland’s blog summarized the story. His blog also provides a link to the news story, which is another way I could tell the difference.

I also noticed the different voice in the blog. At the end of Ragland’s post, he states his opinion about the story he was commenting on. Even the title of the blog had an opinion feel to it. The story states the facts and attributes quotes from multiple sources, which gave it an objective voice.

When comparing this news story against the blog, noticing the length and the voice aided me in telling the difference between the two.