BuzzFeed talks specifically and at length regarding Trump's opinions about the event itself, going into details of the number of people attending and how he was incorrect in many of the statements he said, for example showing Obama's inauguration with 40,000 attendees, then showing Trump's with significantly less, proving his statement that the event was packed was wring. So BuzzFeed focusses on highlightinig opinions, rather than the facts like what happened at the event, which suggests sensationalism and a tabloid aspect.
In addition, BuzzFeed featured a whole section of the article dedicated to the Tweets of the public about the event, but only chose messages that encouraged their opinion, such as:The National Mall was sort of surreal today – a dappling of folks in red ball caps taking selfies at the Capitol but otherwise pretty empty.
— Jeffery Saddoris (@jefferysaddoris)
— Jeffery Saddoris (@jefferysaddoris)
This can be seen as pushing their political bias, which was also seen through out the article, as they use messages and opinions from the public to encourage the notion that their opinion is the right one, encouraging other readers to also feel this way.
The BBC on the other hand didn't talk about the size or scale of the event at all. Instead, they highlighted what the President Elect said 'Donald Trump has pledged to unify America ', while only using numbers and reactions of the crowd to highlight and stress the point of the quote. This indicates that the BBC is more focussed on issues and political news, rather than personalities, and so has a more broadsheet appearance.
In contrast with BuzzFeed, the BBC shows a variety of facts, which can be seen as coming from both sides of the politcal spectrum, for example 'Mr Trump has asked about 50 senior Obama administration officials to stay on until they are replaced, spokesman Sean Spicer told a news conference.' This differs from BuzzFeed because no bias or opinion was stated, implicitely or explicitely, and other statements were also included to show other things both Obama and Trump had done.This is important, as showing the activities of both political parties caters to both political viewpoints, encouraging a mixed audience rather than BuzzFeed's encouragement to think one way.
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