Megan's final essay

Essential question: How does the news vary from region to region

It is obvious the news would vary from region to region, but the question is what
vary’s from station to station.

We visited two very different kinds of radio stations, NPR and ESPN news radio. Both of which confirmed that they aired different stories and shows depending on the region that they where stationed.

NPR confirmed that they had several shows that where aired nationally, but time was then set aside for local shows and regional shows. Regional shows would cover a region such as the northeast or the Midwest, and local shows would cover areas such as Boston or Cincinnati.

ESPN also confirmed that they would air different shows depending on the region. This would be concerning whatever sports team would be in your area.

It is apparent that certain things must be aired differently depending on the region in which it is being aired. These things would include the weather, local sports, and things concerning certain neighborhoods and cities.

From personal experience I can vouch for the fact that it is not only the weather varys in the news from area to area. Since cultures are very different depending on what part of the country you are in, For example where I live in Cincinnati the local news is very different then it is here or it would be in New York. Because Cincinnati is a city But not as large as New York, it still reports on most of the murders but in a city like New York there are too many to report on in the news. It also varys form a rural place because it has sports teams to report on as well which are local.

We also visited a television news station in Boston. Like most of the news stations in Cincinnati they reported on local family type things, as well as having a sports show, and obviously the weather section. The weather varies greatly from region to region. This makes it very necessary to have diverse television programming. There could not be the same weather programming for each region because this is not helpful to anyone.
The popular religions in each region can affect the type of programming available. If there is a large population of Jewish people there will be different shows than in a Roman Catholic area. Churches and synagogues are televised in many regions. Especially during the holidays there are many religious shows and events that are aired.

The languages spoken in each region are important to the people as well, The diversity of written and spoken language in the United States affects the region by region programming. There are many types of languages that are televised in many types of shows. They are used for educational and entertainment purposes. Each region calls for different types of programs. There are so many different ethnicities and languages spoken in the United States that the programming needs to be just as diverse. There are many communication issues with the language barrier.

It is clear to all how important region-to-region programming really is. Each citizen needs to be aware of their surrounding area. The weather, sports, news is all-important in local programming. The diversity of our programming shows the diversity of our great country. A country that supports diversity and cultural awareness.