In the United States there are thousands of different newspaper publications to choose from that give us the news. When exploring outside the United States we are able to find different branches of journalism and find out what is going on around the world. Today I will be comparing three different Canadian newspaper publications and point out both their differences and similarities. I will mostly be sticking to the A section (front page) of each paper. All three of these publications take place in the providence of Alberta, Canada.
The first of the three publications is called The Airdrie City View. The Airdrie City View is a very small community paper that publishes once a week and is free to those who live in the surrounding cities. Their front page is actually quite confusing. Usually publications stick to what they see as their most popular subject, use a picture to catch the reader’s eye and then write the story underneath it. The Aridrie City View does things a little differently. Their front page of this week’s paper has a large picture of what looks like a funeral with two soldiers side by side. Typically the front-page picture is followed up by a story describing the image; instead it was a story about how the council approves new commuter buses. This can be very confusing to readers as the story regarding the picture wasn’t even until the next page.
The next publication, The Airdrie Echo did things a bit more normal comparing to The Airdrie City View. The Airdrie Echo is also a free publication that is run entirely through advertisements throughout their page. Their top story was also about how the council gives the green light to purchase new city buses. The story was much more appealing as they posted a picture of what the new city buses were going to look like. As both publications stuck to the same topic it can be realized that city buses are an important part of the Canadian transportation in this small town of Airdrie, Alberta where the papers are published.
Comparing these two small town newspapers to a larger publication like The Calgary Herald things are quite different in ways but are also very similar. The Calgary Herald is a much superior newspaper then the two other small town publications. As the front page was focused on money issues and sports that were going on throughout the providence they also used some strategies to catch the readers eye the other publications did not. Changing the style of their fonts to tell the difference between stories, putting a large picture in the center of the publication, and also a very large variety of stories listed in a table of contents. This particular publication reminded me more of what an American newspaper would look like.
After comparing the three publications, the similarities and differences throughout the Alberta, Canada publications were both minor and major differences.
The first of the three publications is called The Airdrie City View. The Airdrie City View is a very small community paper that publishes once a week and is free to those who live in the surrounding cities. Their front page is actually quite confusing. Usually publications stick to what they see as their most popular subject, use a picture to catch the reader’s eye and then write the story underneath it. The Aridrie City View does things a little differently. Their front page of this week’s paper has a large picture of what looks like a funeral with two soldiers side by side. Typically the front-page picture is followed up by a story describing the image; instead it was a story about how the council approves new commuter buses. This can be very confusing to readers as the story regarding the picture wasn’t even until the next page.
The next publication, The Airdrie Echo did things a bit more normal comparing to The Airdrie City View. The Airdrie Echo is also a free publication that is run entirely through advertisements throughout their page. Their top story was also about how the council gives the green light to purchase new city buses. The story was much more appealing as they posted a picture of what the new city buses were going to look like. As both publications stuck to the same topic it can be realized that city buses are an important part of the Canadian transportation in this small town of Airdrie, Alberta where the papers are published.
Comparing these two small town newspapers to a larger publication like The Calgary Herald things are quite different in ways but are also very similar. The Calgary Herald is a much superior newspaper then the two other small town publications. As the front page was focused on money issues and sports that were going on throughout the providence they also used some strategies to catch the readers eye the other publications did not. Changing the style of their fonts to tell the difference between stories, putting a large picture in the center of the publication, and also a very large variety of stories listed in a table of contents. This particular publication reminded me more of what an American newspaper would look like.
After comparing the three publications, the similarities and differences throughout the Alberta, Canada publications were both minor and major differences.
