Andrea's final essay

What’s the difference of hearing something on the radio rather than seeing something visually on television? How does it affect the way people interpret information?

Hearing something on the radio rather than seeing something visually on television has a distinct difference. People on the radio have to persuade listeners and affect the way they interpret information. Tone, dictation, and enthusiasm are what I look for when I am listening on the radio. I can paint a picture in my mind on what the radio news anchor is saying, and have a good idea what the person is trying to broadcast. Or when I am watching news on the television I can distinctly see the anchor and see live events and pictures broadcasted worldwide. Both ways of media is very effective to millions around the world.
On JUA, my group visited NPR, ESPN, NECN, and Emerson to experience how media is presented. NPR is a famous radio station outside of Boston and I realized how the station presented their information. Many of the local news come from “Morning Edition” and afternoon news. The most important part of how information is let out is the fact that this specific radio station has no bias. Information is factual, and concise. People are allowed to make their own decisions. There is a very natural setting at the station and it allows people to be relaxed and broadcast information clearly. People interpret this information in a good way because whether it being traveling to work, or sitting in the car missing the news cast at home, NPR is available for all local people in the area.
NECN was a local news station broadcasted all over the world, focusing on local news and worldwide news. NECN varied from entertainment, to sports, and to news. This news station has a connection with the Boston Globe, which allows getting information from a very well known resource. Other stations are also on so producers and others make sure they are not missing anything that isn’t covered. News is broadcasted in a very official way. Viewers are allowed to not only get local news, but worldwide as well. NECN has been very effective on catching stories first in Boston, and being able to influence people to get their news effectively, and precisely direct. Television news is can be more effective than radio news because you can see expression, pictures, and see live stories at the place of a news story.
Emerson was another great visit. Emerson College is a famous school of the arts. So many available majors are offered in journalism and many classes for film. Emerson also has it’s own radio station, and students receive the opportunity to be on live radio news. This is a great way to effectively learn how to be a live news anchor or even a DJ. College students can learn how to write stories and publish them. Even internships are available at many news stations depending on how interested you are in the subject.
This would be a great experience to learn how a real anchor or journalist can find real information, and broadcast it to people locally and worldwide.
ESPN was another great radio station focusing on sports, and being able to cover live news on games and information on athletes. The persuasion in being a sports anchor is key, and being able to deliver the information, quickly, and efficiently at the same time. ESPN focuses on local news around the area, but still covers other information on teams all around the world.
Radio news is a great way to make pictures in your mind to visualize what the news anchor is broadcasting. Television can persuade viewers around the world what is going on by broadcasting weather, entertainment, health, politics, and sports. Viewers can actually see their news with their eyes, and seeing real live news stories in local areas. Radio news and television news affect the way people get information in two ways. Radio news is more effective for listening in, while sometimes-live news is not focused on as intently. Both are extremely affective because even though there are two different ways to broadcast information, they have a big impact on peoples news. Sometimes the defects of radio news are it can fade in and out depending on the radio towers. Television news can come in anywhere depending if people have cable or a television satellite. JUA was a great learning experience and I learned how much media affects me today.