Before reading the articles I think the issue media bias will be a controversial topic. The articles appear to be op-ed pieces and their commentary will be directed towards the republican nominee political candidate Donald Trump. The first piece: The Mystery of Trump, Partially Explained, by Paul Berman gives the reader an idea of the current state of journalism. Paul Berman begins with a series of rhetorical questions, wondering how they failed to see this campaign coming and how America could end up ‘electing a president wholly unlike any of his 43 predecessors.’ This is a candidate who has garnered support of a nation. I agree with Mr. Berman that most of the articles written currently express bewilderment towards his achievements. I would
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I never watched Jon Stewart’s monologues, but I knew that he was a comedian. The article: How Jon Stewart’s Culture of Ridicule Left America Unprepared for Donald Trump, is trying to show how the media is accommodating the younger generation. Those part of the 18-49-year-old group find amusement from his one-liners. Jon Stewart said, “I’m sure it’s easy for people without ethics or principles to embrace someone who embodies everything they said they hated about the previous president for the past eight years,” in a reaction to Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention. At the end of the day, Jon Stewart is not an accurate source intended for intellectual media discussion. His job focuses on laughter and ratings from his commentary. His media bias solely lies with him not presenting any facts and once again allowing for obliviousness towards the major issues at hand to continue. I think it takes reading news and listening to different sources to get the ‘bigger picture’ of what is truly going on in the world. The article concludes with “when ridicule replaces reasoned discourse, there’s no longer a place for persuasion,” which is true because similarly it can be considered an ad hominem fallacy. We are allowing the ‘joke’ to be attacking the two current political candidates character instead of showing all the
I never watched Jon Stewart’s monologues, but I knew that he was a comedian. The article: How Jon Stewart’s Culture of Ridicule Left America Unprepared for Donald Trump, is trying to show how the media is accommodating the younger generation. Those part of the 18-49-year-old group find amusement from his one-liners. Jon Stewart said, “I’m sure it’s easy for people without ethics or principles to embrace someone who embodies everything they said they hated about the previous president for the past eight years,” in a reaction to Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention. At the end of the day, Jon Stewart is not an accurate source intended for intellectual media discussion. His job focuses on laughter and ratings from his commentary. His media bias solely lies with him not presenting any facts and once again allowing for obliviousness towards the major issues at hand to continue. I think it takes reading news and listening to different sources to get the ‘bigger picture’ of what is truly going on in the world. The article concludes with “when ridicule replaces reasoned discourse, there’s no longer a place for persuasion,” which is true because similarly it can be considered an ad hominem fallacy. We are allowing the ‘joke’ to be attacking the two current political candidates character instead of showing all the