You can tell a lot about a news organization simply from the words they choose for their articles.
That's what I've found in these two online news articles from CNN and Fox, both covering the FBI search for Solyndra--the solar panel company that received $528 million from President Obama and his administration--which has gone bankrupt.
CNN is seen as being a liberal news source, while Fox is known as being more conservative. The diction portrayed in these two news articles make it easy to see these characteristics.
The CNN Wire Staff writes, "Solyndra received a $535 million government loan guarantee... and the president visited the company last year to demonstrate his support for alternative energy sources."
From this quote, we see that CNN believes Obama had the good intentions of supporting alternative energy sources, and that is why he supported Solyndra.
Adversely, FoxNews.com wrote their article in a different way. The article reads, "House Republicans are eager to find out why President Obama... continued to promote... the now-bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra even after warning signs emerged."
In this excerpt, we see that Fox takes the stance of the Republicans right away, and portrays Obama's move towards Solyndra in a bad light.
While CNN focuses on the good Obama wanted to bring about by the loan, Fox focuses on why Obama made the move in the first place.
By analyzing the word choices between CNN and Fox, it is clear to see how their news values differ--even between the same story.
