Media Matters for America

Body A. Overview of the problem Transition: To supply some background knowledge... a. Corruption in the media is nothing new for modern culture. i. According to Harvard University, media corruption has been occurring since the creation of the printing press in America in 1638. ii. An early example of this can be seen in 1898 when the United States of America went to war with Spain; the media accused Spain of blowing up the battleship Maine, even though it actually malfunctioned and exploded, but due to the lack of knowledge it still resulted in Americans wanting to go to war, according to Eric Foner, a history professor at the University of Columbia. b. If media corruption is allowed to continue it could impact our lives on an even more drastic level, including the collapse of modern society. i. An example of this was when the democrats thought they were easily going to win the 2016 presidential election because the majority of media was predicting their candidate would win. ii. As we all are aware, this did not occur because President-Elect Trump won the electoral…

Since the first newspaper was printed in 1440, and the first social media outlet created in 1997, modern society has tremendous issues in regards to media bias. Since its beginnings, media have played a very pivotal role in every American life. As the media have had the time to develop exponentially, its truthfulness has become warped. In today’s society, media bias has created a major issue both within the American population and around the world. People who believe media bias does not exist…

As said by Al Franken the award winning American comedian “The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative or liberal. They 're about getting ratings, about making money, about doing stories that are easy to cover.” A strong media bias can be proven in the United States through, viewer distribution and viewers trust in different media sources, journalist ideologies, and issues focused on by the media. Biased meaning that the media reports on certain stories and events that favor their…

Does Black Live Matter Movement an Effective Response? Social media have been part of people daily life for the past 5 years. people from all ages use social media. Many popular events around the world had started from social media, such as what happened in Egypt. A group of people makes government changing movement on Facebook. By this movement, they change their country’s government. Social media is an important platform now; it could make different. However, Michael McLaughlin points out, in…

Outline for the Introductory Speech Prologue Attention Grabber: • Asking the audience, a rhetorical question about the black lives matter movement. Perhaps if they ever came across the term on social media or in newspaper articles. History: • What is black Lives Matter? o Black lives matter is an organization, a movement, and a rallying cry for racial justice. It became a chapter-based national organization working against police violence and anti-black racism. o Black Lives Matter was…

In retaliation towards the Black Lives Matter Movement, All Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter was created to silence people about the existence of how racial discrimination influences racial policing. To aid in the argument that the Black Lives Matter is not a great movement, the media has also influenced what people think about it. Bill O 'Reilly, controversial television host, really weighed in on the debate in which he defines the Black Lives Matter Movement as something that is killing the…

“The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman,” (Malcolm X). Black people in America have been treated with disrespect and have not been given equal opportunities to their white counterparts. In the past, people of color have not been given the same rights as white people. Today, Black people in America are still being faced with discrimination, racism, injustice in…

Do Black Lives Matter? Throughout centuries, blacks in America have been not only fighting for their freedom, but for their lives. In our society today, seeing a news headline of a black person brutally killed by authorities has become a common occurrence. Many of these tragic occurrences happened due to the misjudgement police officers have made towards black people. Misjudgments have arisen from constant media coverage displaying black individuals in an incorrect light. How can we change how…

sort of racism. Hundreds of years ago, the slave trade was not a taboo subject. Today’s grandparents probably went to a different school than their African American counterparts. Currently, America is facing riots that resemble those fifty years ago in a time of segregation and anger. Millennials are constantly surrounded and engaged in the growing rate of racism thanks to explosion of media surrounding it. This anger is being fueled by the media and growing every day. Racism is a growing fire…

Racial inequality is an issue in the United States of America; according to many Americans, we have yet to meet racial equality as a country (3. Discrimination and Racial Inequality) because even to this day, not everyone is treated equally as they should be in a community. US Legal defines racial inequality as "the discrimination based on race in opportunity for socioeconomic advancement or access to goods and services" (US Legal, Inc.). As of right now, there is a large difference between…