Name & date of news source

WTNH Connecticut News - 14th December 2015

CBS New York - 16th December 2015

Hartford Courant - 14th December 2015

Type of news source

Newspaper, Web Version and

Video Report

Newspaper, Web Version and

Video Report

Newspaper, Web Version and

Video Report

What approach does this news

report take?

Neutral approach shown. No

Direct claims are made by WTNH
Connecticut. Quotes are used
through the use of inverted
commas.

Neutral approach shown. No

direct claims are made by CBS
New York. Words such as
accused has been used to
present no bias.

Neutral approach shown. No

Direct claims are made by The
Hartford Courant. Numerous
quotes are used to present the
story.

Are there any differences in

content with other news
sources?

WTNH is by far the most

significant story in the sense that
it provides the most amount of
information on the case in
comparison to the other two news
sources. As shown in 1.9, the
Times provides the exact
individual who provided the
quote, showing the story as more
reliable. WTNH provides a good
story through giving the history of
the case rather than just straight
out explaining it.

CBS is the only provider that has

stated that the firefighter is being
placed on administrative leave
and the fact that Burgos was in
fact the victims Power of
Attorney, as was stripped of this
role following the incident. CBS
is also the only source that has the
quote And for someone to take
advantage of a woman who was
then 90 years old and continue
that for five years, it just shakes
all of us. This allows the fire
brigade to give themself a better
stance and more positive look.

The Hartford Courant was the

only news source to get a quote
from Achilles Generoso, New
Haven's assistant chief of
detectives, who quoted When
someone abuses their authority to
take advantage of someone so
vulnerable, we are all shaken. I
want to personally thank the
firefighters who, without
hesitation, came forward with
what they'd learned. Using this
as a closing statement really
victimises Burgos, however it is
still neutral as the news provider
does not quote it themselves.

How does news report portray

the public service/s?

This news report does a lot to

respect the fire services through
very much pointing the finger at
the fire fighter who committed the
crime, rather than at the entire
public services organisation.
Throughout the story, the fact that
Burgos was a veteran firefighter
was only indicated once, at the
beginning.

Again, this article purely places

the blame on Kenneth Burgos
rather than the fire services as a
whole as it was predominantly a
private matter and had very little
to do with the firemans job. The
quote Police say the firefighter
believed the woman was an easy
target because she was elderly and
living alone. does again mention
that he is a firefighter but does not
present any negativity towards the
fire services as a whole.

With the final closing statement

given by the Hartford Courant, it
is defiantly the provider which
presents the most negative view
on the fire services. In addition to
this, the article reiterates that the
person committing the crime was
a firefigher, embedding that fact
in every paragraph. This may be
an issue for the New Haven fire
department and may be
detrimental for the trust amongst
their citizens.

What impact might it have on

societies views of the public
service/s

This case and story should make

members and citizens of New
Haven have more trust in their
fire services due to the
responsibility that was taken by
the fire department and how they
handled the situation.

This story again does not present

any detriments towards the New
Haven Fire Department but it can
definitely make the citizens in
New Haven question the safety of
public servants entering their
homes, presenting a trust issue.

This story can present a

detrimental effect towards the
New Haven Fire Department as
the story indicates how easily
public servants can abuse their
authority. This can lower the trust
amongst citizens dramatically.

What is your opinion of the

quality of this news report?

I believe that the report given by

WTNH is very professional as
each point is backed up with the
necessary evidence and it goes
into a great deal of detail, giving
the entire story including the
history, the story and how the case
is currentlyy being handled.

I do think that this report does

present the story fairly, however I
would not say that it is a
professional report due to it's
length and small range of quotes.
It does not provide the necessary
details for readers to understand
the full story, potentially getting
them caught up in their thoughts
to believe something that really
might not be the case. In addition
to this there was really a lack of
figures, which is what makes the
article from WTNH better.

I believe that this report is a very

causal and not enough evidence
nor detail is presented for it to be
fully reliable. Only one quote is
provided, and it is essentially half
of the report. The closing
statement does not present a very
professional manner as it is
unjustified and no detail is given.