Alang Vs Chen

The two readings I decided to examine are; Online Freedom Will Depend on Deeper Forms of Web Literacy, by Navneet Alang and Justice and Journalism, by Victor Chen. Both of which assess the affects that the media or technology has had on society. Each author in their own unique way has convinced me that their topics are both concerning matters. Alang and Chen both use reasonable and valid facts or evidence that support their point of view, Chen incorporated a study done by J. Roberts and A. Doob, while Alang used a personal experience to relate to readers.

Firstly, Alang and Chen included facts to support their opinion and point of view throughout each piece of writing. Chen used the percentages of crime in Canada as evidence to support his argument that, the media excludes important information on a daily basis. The percentages that he discusses in his article are comparing the violent crime in Canada to the amount of violent crime that the media reports. Chen states that we have two societies: one that the media has created and the actual society we live in. The fact that the media presents society as a horrible and dangerous place when in fact, it may not be perfect but it’s far from what they have perceived it …show more content…
Roberts and A. Doob. They studied the responses of participants that read newspaper articles about a trial and the participants that read the court documents. The study showed that the participants that read the newspaper articles on the trial believed that the sentence given by the judge was “too lenient” while others believed it was “too harsh”. This study proves that the media does taint certain aspects of our opinions about society and other topics, this happens when they don’t include the proper information in the news. Chen chose an outstanding study to back his point of view because it allows readers to connect to the facts by involving real life participants and