Comparing Media

I chose to compare the news coverage of a story that was in the news recently about the Speed Freak Killer, a serial killer who has buried the remains of victims in a number of locations and revealed a third location to the investigators.

I compared the coverage of a newspaper article, a television news clip, and an online news article.

My favorite medium is the television news clip because it had all the details of the other mediums but there are also live visuals of the investigation scene.

Online News Article:

I found the story in online news on Daily Mail entitled, “Speed Freak Killer' reveals there are even MORE secret burial sites of murder victims in bizarre letter sent to TV station (which ends 'Have a nice day)”

The story is 1241 words and includes nine photos of either the convicted killer, the search, or the victims.

Two sources are quoted in the story.

The online coverage is very detailed and went farther into the background about the case and covers the reveal of another location, the investigation going on in Linden, CA, and what has been found already.

The online story is different because it is extremely long and gives an incredible amount of detail to about the letter written by the murderer, about the crew and the investigation, shows photos of a few of the victims, and details about the two convicts and their past.

Television News Clip:

           

I found the story on local television news station, KTVU, entitled, “ Linden: Convicted Serial Killer Guides Authority to Third Well.”

The story clip is 2 minutes and 22 seconds long.

There is one sourced quote by the bounty hunter that was on the case as a sound bite.

The news story on television is not as lengthy information wise as the online news article however it shows more about the location of the investigation and the third well than the other mediums do.

This coverage is different because it is mostly visual and gives a picture of where everything is happening.

Newspaper Article:

           

I found the story in an article in the Stockton Record titled, “ Small Town, Big Case”.

The front-page story is four columns wide and 11 inches long with three photos and starts on the front page and then continues on a second page.

There are fives sources quoted throughout the article.

The article began with a scene setting lead about a woman driving down a road and saw a frightened woman on the side of the road and how she would have stopped if this investigation had not began because it was unsettling.

This article is broader about the case and what is happening opposed to the extra detailed news article and video clip about the investigation.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2103296/Speed-Freak-Killer-reveals-MORE-secret-burial-sites-murder-victims-bizarre-letter-sent-TV-station-ends-Have-nice-day.html