Comparing and Contrasting

I chose to compare and contrast the coverage of the Super Tuesday primaries. I looked at cnn.com and foxnews.com. I found many similarities in terms of the facts presented. They included the same information and numbers about wins, losses, and delegate counts. Both articles also mentioned that John McCain is now the leading candidate for the Republican nomination and that Mike Huckabee is also becoming a serious candidate. Both sites also agree that the Democratic party remains divided, largely between Clinton and Obama.

The sites had several differences in the way they presented the information. The titles were the first area where I found significant differences. The headline on CNN.com was "No Super Tuesday Crown," which highlighted that none of the elections were officially decided on Tuesday. On the other hand, the Foxnews.com headline, "McCain emerges as front runner while democrats spin Super Tuesday wins," emphasized that Republicans are more united than democrats, as if to promote Republicans. There was also a heavier focus on McCain's acceptance speech, which helped solidify the idea that he is the undisputed front runner.

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