Shouting the News: Cable Anchors a Sharp Contrast to the Walter Cronkite Days

Larry King and Bill O'Reilly are two of the top commentators and are widely known throughout the world. They cover great stories from different places. Their styles are very unique and different, while Larry King is a little friendly, Bill O'Reilly has a hard hitting, aggressive way of interviewing things.

Larry King has a straight, non-confrontational approach. His reputation for asking informal, flexible questions has made him eye-catching to important people who want to let people know their position while avoiding being challenged on certain ideas. His interview style is typically honest, but with occasional screaming of mockery and laughter. His approach gets people on his show that would usually not interview. He is a slick guy he was very calm in the questions he was asking. His guest was Al Pacino and they both stated how they were good friends. Larry King is one of the only people that get Pacino to do an interview. Every question was respectful and they both seemed to be enjoying each other’s company. They were genuinely talking about Pacino career and why doesn't he do interviews often. I thought his style was actually very considerate, he didn't get to personal but asked what people wanted know. The last thing he did was offend Pacino, so he makes a great conservation with Pacino and I'm sure that he would come back and do another interview. He directly asked questions and let Al Pacino justify his answers; the facts were stated by Pacino himself.

 Bill O'Reilly has a political and customs approach. O'Reilly is widely considered a conservative commentator, though some of his spots separate from conservative belief. He describes himself as a "traditionalist". He has an aggressive demeanor and every question was just hard hitting. The guest is George Clinton and he's asking questions about taxes and economic growth and more. The issues is presented in a balance way and Bill Clinton have majority of the answers. They have a very solid conversation and it's not any rudeness and disrespect. They mainly were talking about finances and things about economics and the money. O'Reilly has stated that he's not identified with any political ideology, he just attacks the issues. The interview was needed to see ex-president views on the economy changes and issues. Its facts presented but more of an opinion from O'Reilly than Larry King interviews. I learned Bill Reilly views and what he thinks Obama doing to the economy, he’s not in favor of Obama as it seems in this interview.

Reality Television: Real or Unreal

Reality television has taken over the networks especially networks such as MTV and VH1. I have tuned into certain reality television shows such as Jersey Shore, Flavor of Love, and Love and Hip Hop. I wasn’t really that into them but it seems that it has taken the world by storm. Reality television shows are among the top ratings in the United States. For example, Jersey Shore's fourth-season premiere draws 8.8 million viewers. Reality television are not fully legit to me, I feel some of the things are written and they are acting some of the situations out but saying that I think some reality shows are pretty good and capable of watching. I don’t believe that reality television affect people’s behavior because I don’t see or hear their actions being shown or displayed in the public. I do think that people may receive ideas on what to do but I also think they were going to perform those actions with or without the show. The people on these shows are trying to be a fan favorite and trying to get a little stardom while also doing what the show ask, they want people to write and talk about them so not only the show becomes popular but there character. I think the show is reflected from society, for example, Jersey Shore shows Italians partying at the Jersey Shore; this is common; it just shows the lifestyle of the cast and their experiences to viewers. The young people can be influenced by what goes on in the shows especially seeing how much fun there having but everyone have choices and they will have to deal them when the situation appear and that’s how people grow up. Reality television is definitely something to watch because we enjoy seeing people other than ourselves go through different things, not understanding that these are people lives that are being affected. I think eventually reality television will fade out and something new will take its place but in mean time people will still enjoy REALITY TELEVISION.