Discussion: Should news on the Web be less formal in tone than news on air or in newspapers? Why or why not?
In general, if news content on the web once to be taken seriously it should use formal language. I noticed from looking over other peoples assignments that most members of this class used very formal language in their blog posts! I do believe as journalists in general we should use a formal voice and tone when reporting hard news.
If it is the semi-serious kind of news (man-bites-dog as someone mentioned ) or a cultural story where an informal tone would be acceptable than I believe this is more than acceptable. Still if the goal is to be taken serious as a news provider I believe web-journalism should where ever applicable hold themselves to the standards of print and broadcast journalism in this regard.
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