CNN vs iReport

There is a big difference in the stories reported on CNN and iReport both in style and content. The stories on CNN deal with issues of both global and domestic importance. They are reported in a more traditional news style and deal mainly with the presenting of facts. The stories on iReport however deal mainly with the opinions of the contributors. They report and comment on issues of importance to them. iReport serves as a forum for people to not just report news but to discuss the effect it has on them. The majority of the iReport stories on the first page are about the Presidential election, the economy, gas prices, etc. things of great import to these people. CNN's stories however, cover a wider range of topics, not just in the United States, and may not be as important to the readers. To me it seems as if CNN is trying to tell its readers what they should be concerned with while iReport gives the same people a chance to respond with what is really important to them.