News choosing a pair of media outlets, compare how each reports the same story over three weeks. It should be a story like Home Capital's financial challenges and its impact on the Canadian housing economy or how each outlet covered the big Canadian banks quarterly report, which includes downsizing and the impact of financial technology (Fintech).
Ideally, you should focus on business reporting, but any story that has a business aspect (politics, economics, trends etc.) is acceptable. You can even extend this to mainstream news; however, avoid celebrity, sports, and entertainment news. By looking at how two newspaper outlets cover the story, you should be able to identify contrasts.
• Consider the target audiences and how the paper evaluates newsworthiness as a result of its audience.
• A content analysis is an exploration of how the reporting is put together. Answer the following questions:
• What does each story emphasize?
• What is it missing?
• Is there any political or social bias?
• What is the angle?
• Who is quoted?
Choose 1 pair (so in total two different outlets only) from the following list of pairs:
• Globe and Mail Report on Business section vs. Toronto Star business section
• National Post business section vs. Toronto Star business section
• CBC.ca vs. Canada.com