CBS News had the inauguration covered. You name it and they had it. Live coverage, articles, photos, videos and twitter updates flooded the website. From President Barack Obama's first stop at church in the morning to the Inaugural Ball Monday night, CBS News chronicled every event throughout the historic day.
The inauguration was the foremost important event of the day for writers at CBS News. They addressed Obama's speech through multiple media forms and analyzed it from different angles and perspectives. The journalists even covered the first lady's fashion evolution during the day. Writers at the media outlet went to great lengths and included the full text of Obama’s second inaugural address on the website. His speech was also present in video form.
Coverage of the inauguration was not limited to this year. CBS News compiled a slideshow of pictures capturing past inauguration days since Abraham Lincoln in 1861. Video was also collected to create a memorable or not-so-memorable past inauguration speech section.
CBS News provided a live stream of the inauguration on its website. Coverage included the parade, address, luncheon and concluded with Obama's walk down Pennsylvania Avenue. While CBS News did not live stream the Inaugural Ball, they did cover it through articles, pictures and video. Fellow political leaders and analysts made appearances on the live stream to provide their insights. I was impressed with this feature because it allowed readers to watch what was happening if they were unable to see it on television.
Other forms of digital media - including videos and pictures - were prominent in covering every detail. CBS News provided a slideshow of pictures and various video clips highlighting the most important moments. These features were incorporated into a few articles as well.
Browsing through the coverage of the inauguration, one thing stood out to me. There were no articles discussing the important day on which the inauguration took place; Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The only story I found concerning Martin Luther King Jr. was one that discussed a part of his famous "I have a dream" speech. Obama mentioned Martin Luther King Jr. in his inaugural address and even took the oath of office using his Bible. I thought there would be at least one mention of those events in some format.
I was thoroughly impressed with the coverage CBS News provided of the inauguration. They utilized multiple media forms to produce content throughout the day. The use of text, pictures and video provided the reader with various ways in which they could receive information. As a large media outlet, I was expecting CBS News to cover the inauguration in detail. However, the extent to which they covered each event far exceeded my expectations.
The inauguration was the foremost important event of the day for writers at CBS News. They addressed Obama's speech through multiple media forms and analyzed it from different angles and perspectives. The journalists even covered the first lady's fashion evolution during the day. Writers at the media outlet went to great lengths and included the full text of Obama’s second inaugural address on the website. His speech was also present in video form.
Coverage of the inauguration was not limited to this year. CBS News compiled a slideshow of pictures capturing past inauguration days since Abraham Lincoln in 1861. Video was also collected to create a memorable or not-so-memorable past inauguration speech section.
CBS News provided a live stream of the inauguration on its website. Coverage included the parade, address, luncheon and concluded with Obama's walk down Pennsylvania Avenue. While CBS News did not live stream the Inaugural Ball, they did cover it through articles, pictures and video. Fellow political leaders and analysts made appearances on the live stream to provide their insights. I was impressed with this feature because it allowed readers to watch what was happening if they were unable to see it on television.
Other forms of digital media - including videos and pictures - were prominent in covering every detail. CBS News provided a slideshow of pictures and various video clips highlighting the most important moments. These features were incorporated into a few articles as well.
Browsing through the coverage of the inauguration, one thing stood out to me. There were no articles discussing the important day on which the inauguration took place; Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The only story I found concerning Martin Luther King Jr. was one that discussed a part of his famous "I have a dream" speech. Obama mentioned Martin Luther King Jr. in his inaugural address and even took the oath of office using his Bible. I thought there would be at least one mention of those events in some format.
I was thoroughly impressed with the coverage CBS News provided of the inauguration. They utilized multiple media forms to produce content throughout the day. The use of text, pictures and video provided the reader with various ways in which they could receive information. As a large media outlet, I was expecting CBS News to cover the inauguration in detail. However, the extent to which they covered each event far exceeded my expectations.