Although there was no coverage of Miss America 2014, Nina Davuluri, in the Monday issue of San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News had a mediocre three-column story with information “compiled from staff and wire reports.”
There were no other stories in this issue.
While the headline stated, “Miss New York Nina Davuluri crowned 2014 Miss America,” half the story was about Theresa Vail, the first contestant to “openly display tattoos.”
There were only two sources quoted, one being Vail on Twitter.
This story did not mention any of the controversy that has been popular recently.
It was accompanied with a contributing photo of Davuluri wearing the crown on her head.
NBC Bay Area’s online news page featured another story on Davuluri with a different angle.
Unlike the coverage in the San Jose Mercury News, NBC mentioned more than just the facts of what happened at the Miss America pageant.
In 345 words, writer Colin Bertram discussed the hateful messages toward Davuluri that were posted all over Twitter, many stated that Davuluri should not have been crowned because of her race.
There were various tweets referenced in the story that both supported and “detracted” Davulari.
This story included six different sources, one being Davuluri herself, and seemed to be more about broadcast coverage.
ABC News’ television coverage was a mere one minute and 53 seconds, but a lot was mentioned.
From Davuluri becoming the first Indian-American to the history of the Miss America pageant, more information was shared.
Although there weren’t any quotes, clips were shown of various sources, two including contestants, who provided short statements.
The details in television news coverage are not specific but are instead centered on entertaining people.
Like the newspaper, the backlash on Twitter was not mentioned in the television coverage.
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