New York Times vs. New York Post

The New York Times and The New York Post are two very common newspapers that people all over New York read every day. They have many things in common, but they also have a numerous amount of differences between them.

The New York Times and the New York Post both report information to their readers, as all newspapers should do.  Both of the newspapers include articles about events that are going on not only in New York State or the United States, but also all around the world. They also both are able to appeal to the people that they want to read their articles.

            Both the New York Times and the New York Post are able to attract people into wanting to read their newspaper; they just go about it in a different way and attract a different audience. The main difference between the two newspapers is the types of articles that they choose to put more of an emphasis on. The New York Times is more of a typical newspaper, while the New York Post is more of an entertainment source. The New York Times newspaper includes more serious and formal articles that refer more towards political events. On the other hand, the New York Post contains more information regarding entertainment and is much less formal. For example, in the back of the New York Post there is a colorful section that includes the guide for all of the shows that are going to be on television. There is no such section like this in the New York Times. The most form of entertainment in the New York Times is included in a section entitled “The Arts” and focuses on events such as operas and a symphony. However, in the New York Post there are articles about celebrities and other forms of entertainment throughout the entire newspaper.

            In both of these newspapers, we found an article referring to the New York Jets football team and how they released one of their players. Derrick Mason, an offensive player for the New York Jets was sent to the Houston Texans. We get basically the same information about this topic from both of the newspapers. However, in the New York Post, the article was much longer and went into more detail regarding this issue. In the New York Times, they briefly talked about the issue and then moved on to other things. Also, in the New York Post the picture that was included was very vibrant and colorful, drawing the reader’s attention towards it. This also shows how the New York Post puts more of an emphasis on entertainment. The picture that was included in the New York Times was in black and white, showing that they don’t put as much attention towards this article as they did for their other articles.