Newspapers are becoming a fading medium of entertainment in today’s society. The most common thing people do in our age of technology when they want to obtain more information about a certain subject or want to get the latest news is surf the Internet. However, newspapers can still be a valuable asset in today’s society and are still read by many people. Two of the most popular newspapers out there are the New York Times and the New York Post. Although they both give us the latest stories about what is going on the world around us they each have their own unique writing style and audience for which they are aimed toward.
The New York Times is a conservative newspaper that aims at giving its readers the facts about the current stories and issues going on in the world around us. The articles in the New York Times provide an ample amount of detail and tend to report their stories in an unbiased manner, in order to allow the reader to form their own opinion on the subject. The writing style of the New York Times seems to be aimed toward readers who just want the facts about the story and nothing more. In addition, the New York Times is divided in to many more sections than the New York Post and covers a wider array of topics. The New York Post, on the other hand is more of a tabloid-based newspaper that can be mistaken for a magazine as you flip through it. The New York Post contains both articles on issues relevant to our society as well as pop culture. The New York Post seems to be aimed more towards the common people as it provides the news mixed with entertainment. For example, the headlines and titles in the New York Post are catchier and the font is bigger. Also, many more of the pictures included in the articles are in color, which help draw attention to the article and entice the reader. Despite these differences between the New York Times and the New York Post there are many similarities between them as well. Both paper contain similar sections such as, news, sports, and finance. Also despite the fact that both of these paper both named after New York the contain stories and articles about global topics not just ones that take place in New York. Both papers report current issues going on in our society and affecting our daily lives.
One story that both the New York Times and New York Post had in common was a sports article relating to the New York Jets football team. The article was about the midseason trade of Derrick Mason, the wide receiver of the New York Jets. Both papers tell that Mason was sent to the Houston Texans because he was not living up to the expectations that the Jets had for him. According to both papers Mason was having difficulty learning the offense and made negative comments about the teams performance. Although both paper report the same story their reporting styles differ. The New York Post was more effective in grabbing the reader attention because it used an appealing title, “Houston, you have our problem” as opposed to the title the New York Times uses, “After Five Games, Jets Part Ways With Mason.” In addition, in the article featured in the New York Post the picture is in color while in the New York Times it is in black and white. I n addition, although the article in the New York Times was filed with an ample amount of detail it contained relatively few quotes when compared to the New York Post. However, it seemed that the quotes in the New York Post gave the reader a better overview and understanding of the story and the events surrounding it.
Both the New York Times and New York Post are highly acclaimed newspapers that get the job done in reporting the news, but both do it in their own unique style that appeals to different members of our society.
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