The news story that I found was about Sarah Palin joining Fox News network as a political commentator. Both articles came from the same media source, online articles from news networks, but it was interesting to note the different frames between CNN and Fox News.
I thought CNN framed the article in a way as if to mock Palin for joining Fox News. The angle of the story was describing Palin as just another “Republicans-turned-TV talking heads.” Instead of discussing her background or what experience or commentary she can offer the network, they focused on listing other republican correspondents of Fox. The image used in this article was of Palin promoting her new book, which they mentioned in one sentence at the very end of the article. I feel like this demonstrates that CNN doesn’t view her as a political figure, described only as a “one-time Republican vice presidential nominee,” as much as they see her as an author just out to make money. This is demonstrated by one source they quoted came from Paul Begala, a CNN contributor, who said her decision is “indoor, lucrative work.” CNN also quotes Begala’s cynical joke about Palin “quitting” as Alaskan governor. Also, CNN doesn’t quote Sarah Palin or her written release about her new role at Fox. All of these types of framing demonstrated the CNN wasn’t really describing what Palin’s role at Fox News will be, but rather almost mocking her by congratulating her on her new “TV gig.”
Fox News, on the other hand, as the news organization Palin is now working for, framed the article in such a way as to glorify Palin. First, the image they add to the article was one of Palin during her resignation speech. I feel like by choosing this particular image, Fox is framing Palin as a legitimate and influential political figure and speaker; demonstrating that she is an obvious choice for their network to offer her political commentary and analysis. Contrary to CNN, Fox News writes the story from the angle of her political background as vice presidential candidate, governor and mayor, again defending that Palin is a great choice. Fox quotes Bill Shine, the executive vice president of their programming network and he says that Palin’s “dynamic voice” will add a lot to the news lineup. Fox also quotes a written release from Palin herself about her excitement to be part of a network that “values fair and balanced news.” Also, when this story was published yesterday, it was one of the stories posted on the website's homepage.
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