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Comm 200
Five most important things I learned
1. The differences between newspapers A. My comparison between the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times shows the fundamental differences between these two newspapers, such as their format and their political leanings. R. The Chicago Tribune is a moderate-Republican newspaper that folds in half vertically, its stories scrolling down the full length of the page. The Chicago Sun-Times is a moderately-Democratic newspaper that folds in half horizontally, making it more efficient for reading on a commuter train. E. The paper's editorial board describe their philosophy as “traditional principles of limited government; maximum individual responsibility; minimum restriction of personal liberty, opportunity and enterprise. It believes in free markets, free will and freedom of expression” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tribune) The Sun-Times is considered left of center in recent times. On the day of the papers’ comparisons, the Mark Foley scandal was the major story. The Sun-Times ran articles that seemed to put blame on the Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, for his involvement with the cover-up. The Tribune was less vindictive of the Speaker and put the blame on the Republicans, while printing some letters asking of the Democrat’s involvement. A look at the papers’ websites shows that they are very similar to each other in format and often give links to their stories in that day’s edition. S. The Tribune and the Sun-Times publish stories in such a way that they try to stay in the middle, but they still have an agenda and tend to cover stories that reinforce their own opinions. The websites have an easy-to-operate format that allows easy access to stories through links. T. Radio is also able to present news in its own way, and new technological advances in that field are increasing that capability. 2. New technologies in radio entertainment. A. New advances in radio technology will make things easier and more enjoyable to the listener. R. Where there were once only two radio frequencies, AM and FM, Satellite Radio gives people more channels, unregulated by the FCC, with a static-free signal for a monthly fee. HD Radio offers free channels at clearer signals, but the receiver is quite expensive. E. High-definition (HD) radio offers clearer radio signals that make FM sound like Satellite and AM sound like FM (Ryg, Post 4). The reciever is rather expensive, going for as low as $120 on eBay, but there are no subscription fees. Satellite Radio, with its rival providers XM and Sirius, offers unregulated content that S. T.

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