Media and Information Languages(Lab)

A local government official was charged of graft and corruption and was suspended from his office. The government official announced that the charges were all fabricated and that he will not step down from his office. A large group of supporters are present to protest. They barricaded the building where the official has once taken office. A struggle seems to start breaking out between the protesters and the police.

QUESTIONS	ANSWERS
Predict how this event will be covered by television, radio, print and Internet	This event will be covered mostly from the two perspectives of the story across television, print and internet. Where the media would both have claims supporting the government official and claims against the government official, along with coverage from neutral standpoints.
How are the presentation of facts may vary from medium to medium?	They would vary depending on the codes and conventions each medium use, along with the style the author would use to make information from these facts.
How are the codes and conventions vary from medium to medium?	They would vary based on what each medium relies on the most to convey information to its intended consumers: some media, like the internet or television, would make use of photographs and video clips of the event, whereas other media, like newspapers and newsletters, would rely more on traditional text.
How much of these differences will be based on the unique characteristics of the medium?	The differences due to the uniqueness of each medium affect mostly the style and presentation of the facts concerning the event, but the general facts and information that needs to be conveyed will be more or less consistent throughout each medium.

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