#PizzaGate

 On Sunday, December 4th, a man was charged with assault after going to "investigate" the conspiracy theory "Pizza Gate" at a local Washington DC pizzeria.He allegedly pulls out a rifle in the restaurant, expecting to get answers to further the conspiracy.

         I analyzed two sources that presented this story, and broke them down to discover that although the same idea was being told, separate viewpoints were being introduced. The articles I read are from CNN and Buzzfeed. These are two major news outlets, with two different ways of presenting their stories. CNN took a very vague approach to the story, however, a very in depth approach to the feedback. CNN used a lot of quotes from witnesses. Their language was very to-the-point, but this also caused the information to seem simplified. CNN used words like allegedly, blamed, spreading, and threatened, all words with negative connotation. However, is it considered reasonable for news outlets to use negative words for negative stories? On the other hand, Buzzfeed was very specific. They introduces information like the exact time, in depth location, a timeline of the indecent, and including viewpoints from restaurant staff, the internet, and the suspect. Buzzfeed seemed to take a more positive approach to the story, by including denotation rather than connotation like CNN. Buzzfeed also included more pictures and videos to give readers a better idea of what the incident exactly was.

          In conclusion, I can say that even though the same story can be presented, you can leave from one news outlet with a completely different experience and view of the story than you would with another.

The sources I used:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/04/politics/gun-incident-fake-news/
https://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/pizza-gate-arrest?utm_term=.vj53G6qjO#.qkz9lzbN6