Upon viewing both of these programs, I notice a few differences between the two that made me lean more towards one show rather than the other. The tones of the two broadcasters was the first thing that i noticed. O'Reilly was very calm and collected while still showing his emotions in his voice. Olbermann on the other hand was just screaming the entire time. It was more like he was talking at you rather than to you. It was kind of aggravating and made me want to change the channel. O'Reilly on the other hand, even though you could tell his view on the issues, he didn't come across as threatening and even if you didn't agree with him it made his show easier to watch.
Both of the shows had clear cut methods of getting their points across. O'Reilly kept cutting off his interviews when he didn't like the way it was going. Even though this is kind of rude, after a while you could appreciate the method he was using to kind of subtly get his point across. On the other hand Olbermann would not stop yelling and he was moving from issue to issue with out a break. Even as annoying as it was you could see how affective it was because as a viewer it was harder to keep up with him. Without little breaks in the program you don't have time to form your own opinion and just have to accept his.
Even though I could probably never watch either of these shows again, it is interesting to see how the media can be so biased. The shows solely expressed the views of the news station and nothing else. It is good that there can be a balance between news stations though. If we only had one of these programs and not the other then there would be alot more confusion.
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