Media is known to be the main principle many individuals look up to in today’s society. It is the root to stay focus and grab one’s attention in order to see what is going around in the world. Legalization of marijuana would be one expectation that would be occurring today. Although it is legal in California, it is still in process for the upcoming year of 2018. I came across different views about legalizing marijuana and they both are from different perspectives such as; a liberal view and a conservative’s view. Media sources often tell a different story then what occurs in the real world. There are three main bias points that I will mention. They are bias by omission, bias by selection of sources, and bias by story selection. First off,
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Or only being able to mention points that are fit for one rather than the other opinion as a reporter or the one who is speaking. For the first article this reporter had few sayings from health agencies, Larry Wolk, and director, Mike Hartman. Both of these people agreed to what the reporter was saying such as, yes, edible marijuana should be banned. Larry Wolk mention, “The marijuana industry isn't alone in trying to anticipate what will catch a grabby toddler's eye. People call Colorado's poison control hotline thousands of times…” and Mike Hartman said, “Colorado lawmakers approved the ban on some edible shapes in 2016. At one hearing on the issue, lawmakers shown packages of gummy candies that contained pot and typical gummy bears couldn't tell the difference.” They both had approval for what they said whether it be from a poison control hotline or Colorado’s lawmakers. Foody, the reporter, also agreed that being under the influence of a high THC can impair a user. She also mentions Cinnamon Bidwell a professor who does studies of people who abuse a drug. In this case marijuana was being used on participants to indicate how much THC one could handle and how the outcomes will turn out to be. The fact-checked of this is that Bidwell will assign certain percentages of THC to individuals and see what the outcomes of it will be. Truth is they are still in …show more content…
For legalization of marijuana one could think right away as marijuana being a harmful drug or just being some kind of medication. When in reality once one starts to do research, they find out what it is really about. Having to read an article is easy until finding out what side it stands in whether it be more to the right or left. When reading the articles, it is good to know the bias of each to understand and have a clue to where the topic stands. Some articles could be just pure propaganda and as a reader one falls into the trap without doing more research or even noticing. For the conservative point of view with this topic was that edible marijuana should be banned and marijuana is just like any other type of drug. The reporter mentioned, “The same rules that apply to alcohol or prescription medication have to apply to marijuana"(McGreevy). While leaving out how one could use it responsible and what is legal. For the liberal point of view, they mentioned how one could be educated to avoid certain catastrophes, but they left out how it could be more harmful for toddlers. For both articles one was more worried for one whereas the other was more focused on
Or only being able to mention points that are fit for one rather than the other opinion as a reporter or the one who is speaking. For the first article this reporter had few sayings from health agencies, Larry Wolk, and director, Mike Hartman. Both of these people agreed to what the reporter was saying such as, yes, edible marijuana should be banned. Larry Wolk mention, “The marijuana industry isn't alone in trying to anticipate what will catch a grabby toddler's eye. People call Colorado's poison control hotline thousands of times…” and Mike Hartman said, “Colorado lawmakers approved the ban on some edible shapes in 2016. At one hearing on the issue, lawmakers shown packages of gummy candies that contained pot and typical gummy bears couldn't tell the difference.” They both had approval for what they said whether it be from a poison control hotline or Colorado’s lawmakers. Foody, the reporter, also agreed that being under the influence of a high THC can impair a user. She also mentions Cinnamon Bidwell a professor who does studies of people who abuse a drug. In this case marijuana was being used on participants to indicate how much THC one could handle and how the outcomes will turn out to be. The fact-checked of this is that Bidwell will assign certain percentages of THC to individuals and see what the outcomes of it will be. Truth is they are still in …show more content…
For legalization of marijuana one could think right away as marijuana being a harmful drug or just being some kind of medication. When in reality once one starts to do research, they find out what it is really about. Having to read an article is easy until finding out what side it stands in whether it be more to the right or left. When reading the articles, it is good to know the bias of each to understand and have a clue to where the topic stands. Some articles could be just pure propaganda and as a reader one falls into the trap without doing more research or even noticing. For the conservative point of view with this topic was that edible marijuana should be banned and marijuana is just like any other type of drug. The reporter mentioned, “The same rules that apply to alcohol or prescription medication have to apply to marijuana"(McGreevy). While leaving out how one could use it responsible and what is legal. For the liberal point of view, they mentioned how one could be educated to avoid certain catastrophes, but they left out how it could be more harmful for toddlers. For both articles one was more worried for one whereas the other was more focused on