Dereck Boyd
Professor Dave Copeland
COMM 229
October 2, 2016
Throughout the country racism seems to be a reoccurring debate within communities. Recently some NFL players have decided not to stand for the National Anthem due to this unfortunate issue. Wherever you seem to go, shirts and signs that state black lives matter are being displayed. Several communities are protesting and rioting in different cities due to the police shootings that are happening among the black community. This situation is a sensitive topic to many people which is becoming a controversial debate. Colin Kaepernicks of the San Francisco 49ers was the first player not to stand during the National Anthem. His refusal not to
stand started a division between …show more content…
The sources used in the President Obama press conference on CNN and in the
Business Insider article, is to reach out to the people of this county on this serious matter.
President Obama wanted the people of this country to understand that standing up for the
national anthem is more than just standing for a flag. He wanted people to understand it’s a
representation of the freedom of our country. Everyone in this country has a right to their own
opinion and freedom. President Obama's statement was for the people of the United States …show more content…
I interpreted that he wanted the county to
know that the people who are kneeing are setting a negative example for the younger
generation. There are many children who play and watch sports, and it’s important a good
example is being set.
I feel that frequent news courage appears in the news more often than others because, we live in a world that people find bad news entertaining. The news is constantly filled with
negative attention all the time. You never rarely hear about positive stories on the news. Lately
racism has been an issues all over the country, so it’s more likely that the news will focus on a
news courage about racism to stir a debate. I feel has if news station of are competition with
one another, they want to be the first ones who broadcast a story. In my opinion, reporters
seek out sources that they know people watch. Popular sources like CNN, ABC, AND FOX. I do feel gender plays a role to a certain extent. In this case the black men seem to be the ones
targeted, so the new reports will research similar cases to dramatize the
Professor Dave Copeland
COMM 229
October 2, 2016
Throughout the country racism seems to be a reoccurring debate within communities. Recently some NFL players have decided not to stand for the National Anthem due to this unfortunate issue. Wherever you seem to go, shirts and signs that state black lives matter are being displayed. Several communities are protesting and rioting in different cities due to the police shootings that are happening among the black community. This situation is a sensitive topic to many people which is becoming a controversial debate. Colin Kaepernicks of the San Francisco 49ers was the first player not to stand during the National Anthem. His refusal not to
stand started a division between …show more content…
The sources used in the President Obama press conference on CNN and in the
Business Insider article, is to reach out to the people of this county on this serious matter.
President Obama wanted the people of this country to understand that standing up for the
national anthem is more than just standing for a flag. He wanted people to understand it’s a
representation of the freedom of our country. Everyone in this country has a right to their own
opinion and freedom. President Obama's statement was for the people of the United States …show more content…
I interpreted that he wanted the county to
know that the people who are kneeing are setting a negative example for the younger
generation. There are many children who play and watch sports, and it’s important a good
example is being set.
I feel that frequent news courage appears in the news more often than others because, we live in a world that people find bad news entertaining. The news is constantly filled with
negative attention all the time. You never rarely hear about positive stories on the news. Lately
racism has been an issues all over the country, so it’s more likely that the news will focus on a
news courage about racism to stir a debate. I feel has if news station of are competition with
one another, they want to be the first ones who broadcast a story. In my opinion, reporters
seek out sources that they know people watch. Popular sources like CNN, ABC, AND FOX. I do feel gender plays a role to a certain extent. In this case the black men seem to be the ones
targeted, so the new reports will research similar cases to dramatize the