Tampa Bay Buccaneer's Wide Receiver Mike Williams was carted to the hospital after being stabbed in his home.
- ABC News, March 23rd, 11:01 pm
The second channel I tuned into to acquire information about the incident was ABC news. The tone is rather serious in this broadcast. The anchors seem to be concerned with the incident. During the broadcast, there are pictures/highlights of Mike Williams playing football, so it is rather hard to tell what facial expressions are being displayed for most of the broadcast. The entire coverage stemmed about 4 minutes long, so it was not too lengthy. They mention that Mike Williams is no boy scout in terms of his relationship with the law, mentioning that he is facing trespassing and criminal mischief charges after an incident he faced back in December. They also turn their attention to the Tampa Bay Buccaneer's Twitter page halfway through the broadcast that pretty much was a bullshit statement about how they will take "no further action until further information is released".
-Fox News, March 23rd, 10:02 pm
(I know this is out of order, apologies) The first network I turned to for information on the "breaking news" Fox News because I have not really ever watched a news coverage of theirs, and I hear that they are not reliable with information at all, so I was intrigued. I could tell instantaneously that the broadcast was not taking the situation seriously merely by the nonchalant, rather sarcastic (unintentional) tone of the anchor pitching the story. They immediately cut to a field reporter on a street corner, standing in front of the hospital that Williams is in (St. Joe's Hospital). This broadcast was also short and sweet, clocking in at 3 minutes and 20 seconds. They also mention that this is his third incident, and that once the investigation is through, the Tampa Bay Buccaneer's organization will have a thorough discussion with Williams (also acquired from Twitter, these broadcasters have to start interviewing people and stop relying on social media for answers).
-ESPN, March 23rd, 11:55 pm
I would say this broadcast was the most thorough in terms of both information provided to the public as well as delivery. The anchors interviewed a former NFL player who used to get in trouble with the law constantly during his tenure in the NFL. He spoke of how he would do it all differently if he could go back, and that Mike Williams should be punished for his constant violations of the law. Being that this is a sports network, they were emphasizing the consequences for his actions more than finding out who the perpetrator of the crime was. They mentioned that it may have been his brother, but didn't seem to show much concern
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