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Today I will be comparing AP News and NPR. Both of these sites claim to be independent and are not extremely side-leaning. They cover national and global news. I will more specifically be focusing on articles about the Israel conflict in Lebanon that both sites have posted. My main focus is on the two site's article details and sources.

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Associated Press News: Breaking News, Latest Headlines and Videos | AP News

Officials and media reports say Hamas has released a group of hostages held captive in Gaza for weeks, including 13 Israelis.

This year, record sea turtle nesting was found in Florida and elsewhere in the U.S. despite growing concern about threats from climate change. (Nov. 24) (AP Video/Cody Jackson)

From the obsessive record collector to the casual listener. The shower singers to the rock stars of tomorrow. There's a music-inspired gift for everyone over the holidays. The challenge, of course, is in the decision making.

Impossible is often just a starting point on a Christopher Nolan film and "Oppenheimer," about the father of the atomic bomb, was no exception.

Anger has erupted in Italy over the slaying of a college student allegedly by an ex-boyfriend who resented her success and wouldn't accept their breakup.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is visiting Antarctica just before the COP28 climate talks begin in Dubai.

Meat cultivated from cells - with no need to raise and slaughter an animal - is starting to show up in restaurants around the world. But can it be made cheaply enough to displace animal agriculture?

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Associated Press News: Breaking News | Latest News Today

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Stay informed and read the latest news today from The Associated Press, the definitive source for independent journalism from every corner of the globe.

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NPR - Breaking News, Analysis, Music, Arts & Podcasts

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Top stories in the U.S. and world news, politics, health, science, business, music, arts and culture. Nonprofit journalism with a mission. This is NPR.

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I want to focus on how AP News and NPR write their stories on current events. AP News and NPR can be seen having few stories written about the same topics with the same headlines. Are these two sites producing the same content or are there some aspects that are different? This analysis is supported by articles from both sites during the time frame of September 30, 2024 to October 4, 2024.

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Both sides very adequately reported on current issues that were occurring during my logging week. The week was filled with many events such as Hurricane Helene hitting the Southern states, the Israel conflict worsening, dock workers going on strike, and politics heating up. Sometimes, the articles the websites created had almost the exact headlines with similar content. Other times, these sites were reporting on similar current events but had different tactics when it came to storytelling.

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On September 30th, AP News released an article explaining how Israel began a ground offensive against Hezbollah. This closely replicated that of the NPR headline.

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Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

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The incursion follows weeks of heavy blows by Israel against Hezbollah — including an airstrike that killed its longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

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Independent: This source is independent. There is no selfish intent in reporting on a war going on overseas.

Multiple sources: NPR reported on this issue as showcased later on in this Padlet. There are many other sources that have headlined and explained the same story as AP News. Some sources include PBS, Euronews.com, CNN, BBC, and Yahoo.

Verifiable: Sources in this story included the Israeli army, Hezbollah’s active leader Naim Kassem, United States officials, and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. These sources are verifiable but could be assertive in the case that they are assuming the targets threat harm.

Authoritative/Informed: This is an informed source. The AP News reporter received insights from people involved with the war/surrounding the war. Then, the reporter researched both sides of this conflict and the history of the battle.

Named sources: Sources were mainly named. They were not anonymous and were at least listed as Israeli military or United States officials. Exact names such as Naim Kassem and Jean-Noël Barrot would have been better to verify facts, but at least sources were named.

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On September 30, 2024 NPR released a similar article to AP News explaining how Israel launched a limited ground offensive in Lebanon.

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Israel conducts intel raids in southern Lebanon ahead of a possible ground invasion

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Israeli commandos are conducting limited intelligence-gathering raids inside southern Lebanon, and that there are indications that Israel will be carrying out a limited ground incursion.

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Independent: This source is independent. There is no selfish intent in reporting on a war going on overseas.

Multiple sources: AP News also reported on this issue. Again, as said earlier, there are many other sources such as PBS, CNN, and BBC that have reported this story.

Verifiable: Sources in this story included the Israeli army, Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Kassem, a Lebanese army official, a Middle East official, past Israel military intelligence directorate Tamir Hayman, and a senior U.S. official. These sources are verifiable as they are mainly on the scene but could be skewing the truth to benefit themselves.

Authoritative/Informed: This is an informed source. The AP News reporter received insights from people involved with the war/surrounding the war. This news site also received special insights from a Lebanese official, a Middle East official, and a senior U.S official who needed to stay anonymous but chose to speak with NPR. The reporter also then researched both sides of this conflict and the history of the battle.

Named sources: Sources were mainly named. Some were vaguely listed as Israeli military, but some were exact names such as Naim Kassem and Tamir Hayman. Some sources chose to stay anonymous but were at least described as which side they spoke from. Not all names were listed but at least sources were given attributes.

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Both AP News and NPR are creating similar stories with similar facts. Both stories start by stating the current event and quotes by the Israeli military and Naim Kassem. The stories then lead to what has happened in the last few weeks prior to the story and the reactions from those not in the conflict. Then, the history of the conflict is broken down. Overall, readers could get similar facts from either story if they did not have a preference for AP News or NPR prior to reading.

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I believe NPR wrote a better article because they had sources that were not included in the AP News article. NPR had exclusive insight from a Lebanese official and two other officials from other sides who decided to stay anonymous. This is great information to include in the story because most to all other news sources will not have these quotes. I felt like I was getting a deeper story from NPR because I was not receiving the same sources as AP News.

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I also found that NPR went deeper into the story. Yes, like I said earlier, both sites has the same stories that would inform the public on current events. If someone is wanting a deeper understanding of the topic, the should go to NPR. NPR expanded on the offensive against Hezbollah to explain whether the United States will be stepping in and Israel's other conflict with Houthis in Yemen. Someone can go further than the current event with NPR.

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In conclusion, I actually found the converse conclusion to my fact sheet with this Padlet. In my fact sheet, I found that one should go to AP News to find important stories right away on the main page. They do not make you search. This Padlet made me switch up and decide people should go to NPR for important story content. NPR is creating stories that include exclusive insight and facts that others are not including. This site is also expanding on current events and not just giving you what is in the headline. NPR gives the story plus side bits of information that are helpful, but not necessary, to process the story. In conclusion, AP News makes finding current news extremely easy by only highlighting the most important stories on their front page/top five stories. Conversely, NPR has the best storytelling to fully immerse the public in the top stories while giving them the most amount of facts about the event. A news gatherer should go to AP News for effortless story finding but should go to NPR for quality story finding.