Media is like air;it surrounds you in such a way that you don 't even notice it. Media is television, the internet, newspapers, magazines and radio, you 're swimming, or maybe you’re drowning in it. Media shape the way we all think. News, for example, is the most powerful tool to do so. The definition of news, according to dictionary.com is: "A report of a recent event; intelligence; information". It can suddenly change your mood, but what is news? Have you ever thought about what comes along with that information? People who write the news have many ways to lead you to think what they think, or to agree with their own opinion. It is called “bias”, which is a particular tendency based on personal opinion, and also a very unethical condition
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Media shape the way people think because:media use pictures to influence readers; commercials influence people to buy things they don’t need, and headlines can be biased. Media use pictures to influence readers : today,we have access to news whenever we want,but with all the sources of news and information at our disposal, how informed are we? Some people would say that they are not affected by media. Let’s suppose you bought a newspaper and there was a picture of the president of the U.S with another woman, kissing in a hotel hallway. Now tell me, wouldn’t it shape the way you think about the ruler of your country? Some people say that if you don’t believe a certain story and/or you want to see the other side of it,then go look for another paper and make your own conclusion. But if you haven’t noticed, we’re in the 21st century. People have to work and produce, they can’t waste time searching for other sources. Here’s a quote i’ve found to support this whole idea: “A paper can choose photos to influence opinion about a candidate for election. The captions newspapers run below photos are also a source of bias” - “How to Detect Bias in the News” (577). Commercials influence people to buy things they …show more content…
After reading and analyzing the article “ Advertising, You’re Swimming in It”, which states “In other words, when you’re surrounded by something all the time, you don’t notice it. You take it for granted and assume that it’s natural” (518). It only demonstrates that people aren’t aware of this situation. Headlines in the news can be biased: when people are purchasing a newspaper, they look at the headline. The headline indicates the subject matter. It’s usually written in bold and big letters. It is the hook, what catches people’s attention. The problem is, headlines can be biased. For example, imagine you’re having a great day, sitting on your couch watching TV, and then , abruptly you mother yells your name. You see her crying and you ask why. And she shows a paper with the following headline: “Flight A135 Crashes in Mount Everest, 342 People are Dead”. And your mom tells you that this is the flight your grandma was on. Those headlines shape the way people think because people don’t know if their family members are alive or dead. At the moment the newspaper company chose to put the number of dead people who were into the plane crash as part of the headline, it was automatically changing and shaping the way people think. People
Media shape the way people think because:media use pictures to influence readers; commercials influence people to buy things they don’t need, and headlines can be biased. Media use pictures to influence readers : today,we have access to news whenever we want,but with all the sources of news and information at our disposal, how informed are we? Some people would say that they are not affected by media. Let’s suppose you bought a newspaper and there was a picture of the president of the U.S with another woman, kissing in a hotel hallway. Now tell me, wouldn’t it shape the way you think about the ruler of your country? Some people say that if you don’t believe a certain story and/or you want to see the other side of it,then go look for another paper and make your own conclusion. But if you haven’t noticed, we’re in the 21st century. People have to work and produce, they can’t waste time searching for other sources. Here’s a quote i’ve found to support this whole idea: “A paper can choose photos to influence opinion about a candidate for election. The captions newspapers run below photos are also a source of bias” - “How to Detect Bias in the News” (577). Commercials influence people to buy things they …show more content…
After reading and analyzing the article “ Advertising, You’re Swimming in It”, which states “In other words, when you’re surrounded by something all the time, you don’t notice it. You take it for granted and assume that it’s natural” (518). It only demonstrates that people aren’t aware of this situation. Headlines in the news can be biased: when people are purchasing a newspaper, they look at the headline. The headline indicates the subject matter. It’s usually written in bold and big letters. It is the hook, what catches people’s attention. The problem is, headlines can be biased. For example, imagine you’re having a great day, sitting on your couch watching TV, and then , abruptly you mother yells your name. You see her crying and you ask why. And she shows a paper with the following headline: “Flight A135 Crashes in Mount Everest, 342 People are Dead”. And your mom tells you that this is the flight your grandma was on. Those headlines shape the way people think because people don’t know if their family members are alive or dead. At the moment the newspaper company chose to put the number of dead people who were into the plane crash as part of the headline, it was automatically changing and shaping the way people think. People