KTLA versus NBC-LA

 

Though KTLA and NBC-LA cover the same area and topics, the visual and writings styles in which they represent their material are fairly different.

Opening up KTLA's homepage, viewers are immediately bombarded with a flashy continuous news feed. Their site and their articles are graphic,  flashy, and in your face. Their headlines go for a slightly snarky snazzy angle, capturing audiences with guilty pleasure news and entertaining news. The articles start with a large photo and an straightforward article, and a video is posted at the bottom.

NBC on the other hand, has a cleaner, less graphic-y homepage.There are less pictures, and their headlines are more straightforward. The articles start with a large video window, then some written reporting, and a lot more video listed clearly on the side.

When comparing the Lindsey Lohan article, KTLA's sources were TMZ and Twitter, not very serious or reliable sources. NBC's sources were officials and authorities, like the morgue official, and people who worked at the courthouse, much more reliable and believable sources.