Super Bowl: Analysis

TOPIC 1: Social Media is a main medium for this story in particular. It is used to help let viewers follow and interact with the story that no other media channel can provide. For example, the NFL Facebook page allows fans to converse with each other and share their excitement for the upcoming game. Social Media sites are usually advertised on other media channels to purposely lead their followers to engage in their story and to broaden their audience members. I think it is beneficial, as most fans will readily look at sister sites to look for contests, take polls, and join the other millions of people who share interests with them.

TOPIC 2: The credibility and accuracy of these channels seem to be fairly decent and true. The newspaper has its information down to a T, as it thoroughly details how the teams got to where they are. The newscast also looks at each team's past and decides, based on that, what will become of their future. The Facebook page accurately displays NFL as a whole, and portrays both the Patriots and the Giants perfectly. The blog is filled with credible facts as well, but the author uses those facts to share his own opinion rather than just plain show the facts for what they are. However, all the sources are accurate and reliable.

TOPIC 3: There is somewhat of a difference between online articles and other present media channels. While one might cover a broad view of the story, the other might look deeply at one subject of the story in particular. One might also be a once-a-day presentation of the story while another is updated once of twice a week. For example, the newscast for ESPN has their channel everyday, but the blogger will not post different things on the same subject everyday; they write every weekend and cover topics slightly different from that of the news team at ESPN.

TOPIC 4: This new journey in citizen journalism is a positive one. It seems to me that the audience would appreciate and welcome it more because they are the ones who contributed to the story. Why wouldn't they want to engage in something that includes them? This is a perfect way to boost mass media audiences and open new doors to journalism. People have the right for freedom of speech and are welcomed to use it accordingly. If they don't want to run into issues with privacy, then they should think twice before submitting a video or reporting online for the public to view.