Human Rights Violation: The Influence of Media
In a society, there are many factors that influence how we view others and ourselves; these factors control the way we function within the society, the most powerful influence is the media. Sociologists believe that media is the fourth branch of government. Like Malcolm X said, “The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” According to the Gallup Daily, Americans’ confidence in the media’s ability to report the news fairly, accurately and fully has returned to its previous low of 40%. Why has the media focused so much attention on the human rights violation in America that they have over looked the same issue in other countries?
In Eric L. Adams op-ed article “We Must Stop Police Abuse Of Black Men” originally published in the New York Times on the 4th of December 2014, Brooklyn’s borough president Eric addresses the injustice of the police towards black men. He provides examples of his own experience with the …show more content…
In the article, Eric emphasizes on the fact that it is a white police officer against a black man. However, the print advert shows the darker skin color of the police officer and the minority, this is to emphasize that it is between a Hispanic officer and a black minority. The two target pieces address the use of the media to publicize this unjust use of lethal force against the minorities. Eric mentioned how “technology has been used as a crime-fighting tactic” and on the other hand the print advert shows different hands taking pictures with their cell phones, to bring attention to police
In a society, there are many factors that influence how we view others and ourselves; these factors control the way we function within the society, the most powerful influence is the media. Sociologists believe that media is the fourth branch of government. Like Malcolm X said, “The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” According to the Gallup Daily, Americans’ confidence in the media’s ability to report the news fairly, accurately and fully has returned to its previous low of 40%. Why has the media focused so much attention on the human rights violation in America that they have over looked the same issue in other countries?
In Eric L. Adams op-ed article “We Must Stop Police Abuse Of Black Men” originally published in the New York Times on the 4th of December 2014, Brooklyn’s borough president Eric addresses the injustice of the police towards black men. He provides examples of his own experience with the …show more content…
In the article, Eric emphasizes on the fact that it is a white police officer against a black man. However, the print advert shows the darker skin color of the police officer and the minority, this is to emphasize that it is between a Hispanic officer and a black minority. The two target pieces address the use of the media to publicize this unjust use of lethal force against the minorities. Eric mentioned how “technology has been used as a crime-fighting tactic” and on the other hand the print advert shows different hands taking pictures with their cell phones, to bring attention to police