Chasing a News Story

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Website and Article Mainstream or Appearance Tone Advertisements Disclaimers
Title Alternative (How do
you know?)

Example
The Tyee Alternative: Not well Busy. All stories seem This story is written in Lots of ads in Link at the bottom for
“There's Sitcom known, stories tend to to have picture. Big first person, but it’s an prominent places. “About The Tyee” and
Potential in those CBC skew left wing, has ads on main page. opinion piece and I Advertisers: United a link for more articles
Missteps” activist focused tab Lots of different fonts would expect to see Steel Workers, Royal by the same author.
“Solutions” used. Colourful. Feels some biased or Roads University, The About page
more informal. I slanted language that Canadian Housing and explains that The Tyee
would infer that the supports the writer’s Renewal Association. is funded by labour
news stories on here opinion. Language is Ads suggest that associations (among
are covered in a less casual with slang: “I'm audience for this other groups) which
serious way. beginning to wonder if source is pro-union, might affect their
we shouldn't just interested in activism credibility if they
rename it the Corrupt and education. covered any stories
Broadcasting about unions.
Corporation. (Ba-dum-
cha!)”
Writer’s attitude
seems to be disgust.
Rabble “What’s Alternative: Not This site is rather The article uses Literally no ads. Rabble.ca is all
Missing From the very well known, formal, it has one second person. It is There are about progressive
Coverage of the title suggests big article picture rather formal due to suggestions to other journalism. They
Amanda Lang-RBC missing info from but otherwise very the serious nature of articles on their support social
Saga?” mainstream media, text heavy. It the story, and website, but no change and want to
no ads, hard to final contains paragraphs therefore no slang is third-party ads were “blur the line
in simple search. and occasional lists, used (unless there’s noticed. There are between readers and
otherwise, there are a quote from however sponsors. contributors.” In
no diagrams or someone). The These sponsors are other words: deliver
timelines use –it’s author here seems to all unions, (CUPE, the message as plain
very newspaper-y. be slamming CBC ETFO, USW). I and simple as
There are also no for creating uproar, assume that the possible. Rabble.ca
videos, simply a for “fanning the site’s overall opinion is also a not-for-
cover picture and the flame of xenophobia in articles is profit organization.
text. The overall and racism.” This is somehow directed Since they’re
appearance is clean, obviously a biased towards unions and progressive
there are suggestions opinion, as it points supporting them. I journalists, there will
for more articles on out things CBC infer that the articles be bias towards
the side and a twitter “missed”, but what on this site will be change.
feed. There are no the article seems to proactive to union
ads. I infer the be saying is workers’ rights. The
content is serious. “purposely missed”. unions are rather
The writer overall diverse, so I believe
seems upset with this site offers
CBC and sides with support to all unions.
Amanda Lang.
Canadland “Amanda Alternative: As Like Above: The text is in first No ads. They have a Canadaland seems to
Lang tried to above: not very well This site is rather person (“our ton of sponsors: be a rather neutral
sabotage a CBC that known, no ads, hard formal, it has a few investigations”). It is Squarespace, organization that is
scandalized RBC, to final in simple pictures, the rest is a formal tone; it Audible, and a ton of focused on
who paid her” search. They also text. It contains delivers the message companies I’ve delivering all the
publish inside-CBC paragraphs and lists, clearly. There isn’t never heard of. You information (that
information from otherwise, there are slang or humor. In can also donate. mainstream media
anonymous sources. no diagrams or terms of bias, the Sponsors and might not) in an
timelines use. There text seems donation is how they unbiased manner. It
are also no videos, professional, I don’t make money; they is a limited liability
simply pictures and sense bias, things are also have corporation. They
the text. The overall factual without subscription have negative
appearance is clean. opinions. I couldn’t services. testimonies on their
There are no ads. I find any side about page which
infer the content is comments or any certainly raises an
serious. emphasis on either eyebrow. Is this a
side to indicate bias. joke? After seeing
The writer’s attitude the negative reviews
towards this is and the “Wag the
serious, but we do Doug” (a podcast to
not know his/her roast Doug Ford), I
stance on the subject draw the conclusion
seeing as there’s no that Canadaland is
bias. The tone is overall leftist, and
very story-like, maybe kind of a
“here’s how it joke. After all, why
happened,” then so would you post
and so did this and negative reviews?
this.
The Star “Amanda Mainstream: has This site is similar to The story here is in There are plenty of In their about page,
Lang: Some of CBC many ads, business the Rabble in that it second person, in a ads on this website. the Toronto Star is
host's RBC-involved related, one of the has a cover picture formal tone. Being a Since the article is all about accuracy,
speaking top choices when and the rest is text. mainstream media, about a bank, the ads transparency and
engagements searched on google. It’s therefore very this is expected. are very diverse, but being unbiased.
unpaid” I recognized the site, text heavy. It doesn’t Along with this, revolve around They say they want
whereas with the contain diagrams or there’s no evidence money in general. to deliver accurate
previous two I timelines. The of bias or slang, There were stock ads information so the
didn’t. multitude of ads making for a very and ads about cars. reader can make
makes the website professional text. Since the content is informed news
look less clean, but The writer’s attitude about a bank and the choices and
otherwise, the site is towards this subject ads are about conclusions. It’s
quite clean: the is very neutral, we money, I’d infer that explicitly stated that
cover image is do not know their the audience is the “News reports do
followed by the text, stance, and this is working adult not include the
then the suggested once again, due to population. opinion of the
articles at the the fact that it’s a author.” This boosts
bottom. I infer the mainstream media. the credibility of the
content on this site is site.
very serious.
The National Post Mainstream: same as This site is similar to The tone is the same Once again, similar The National Post is
“Amanda Lang the star. Has many the Star in that it has as the Star’s: The to the Star: There are part of Postmedia
fallout: CBC on-air ads from large a cover picture and story here is in plenty of ads on this Solutions. It appears
talent barred from businesses, and the the rest is text. It’s second person, in a website. Since the Postmedia Solutions
taking paid speaking article was one of therefore very text formal tone. Being a article is about a is a trusted media
gigs” the top choices when heavy. It doesn’t mainstream media, bank, the ads are and marketing
searched it on contain diagrams or this is expected. very diverse, but company. They say
Google. I recognized timelines. The Along with this, revolve around they are one of
the site, whereas multitude of ads there’s no evidence money in general. Canada’s largest
with the rabble and makes the website of bias or slang, Like the star there news networks.
Canadaland I didn’t. look less clean, but making for a very were car ads. Unlike Since this is a
otherwise, the site is professional text. the star I found trusted company and
quite clean: the The writer’s attitude Covid-19 ads, and “one of Canada’s
cover image is towards this subject also Home-Depot. largest news
followed by the text, is very neutral, we Since the content is networks,” I infer
and then suggested do not know their about a bank and the that all the
articles at the stance, and this is ads are about information on
bottom. I infer the once again, due to money/society National Post will be
content on this site is the fact that it’s a (Covid), I’d infer unbiased and
very serious. mainstream media. that the audience is accurate.
the working adult
population.