Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Stephen Colbert vs. Katie Couric

Before I begin, I just want to say that this has been the most frustrating assignment I have had to do in a long time. Finding the videos to watch and review must have taken an hour and a half. I couldnt find anything that matched up to review the same topic. On top of that the videos decided to load for what seemed like a lifetime, and that didnt make anything much better. But without any further adue I chose to watch two segments featuring a Joe Biden interview. One interview was conducted by Stephen Colbert and one was conducted by Katie Couric (hence the title).

So after watching both videos there was a clear difference between each interviewers approach. Katie was all about business throughout her interview, but slipped two jokes in while speaking with Joe Biden. On the other hand Stephen Colbert began his interview with a joke and was laughing throughout the interview. However Stephen Colbert did have moments when he was engaged in what Biden was talking about. The numbers on my tally sheet clearly show that Colbert has a much more humorous approach to his reporting, but it was all joking which was good.

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