How Do Media Influence Or Injustice?

As a nation, our citizens are learning less from newspaper articles and radio programs and more from television and the internet. Media influence has become more prominent in our nation in the last ten years than ever before. The media has sufficiently made an impact on the increasingly liberal views in our country even when news sources have been accused of leaning to the left or right of the political spectrum when reporting the news; FOX News and MSNBC are infamous for showing conservative and liberal bias in their newscasts. Since the shooting of Michael Brown this August, news sources have been fundamental in showcasing white privilege and racial injustice in relation to police officers and the communities they serve. The shooting of …show more content…
Immediately following the grand jury decision, President Obama stated that “we need to recognize that the situation in Ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a nation… a deep distrust exists between law enforcement and communities of color” (Brady). One week following the grand jury announcement, President Barack Obama called for a “sustained conversation” encompassing the relationship between police officers and their respected communities due to the sweep of violent protests throughout the country …show more content…
In the last week, media has shed light on the cases of Eric Garner, a black man who was videotaped being put in a chokehold by a white police officer that led to Garner’s death, and Tamir Rice, a twelve year old black child who was fatally shot by a white police officer while playing with a toy gun. It has been recently released that the police officer in the case of the death of Eric Garner was not