Black lives matter. This was turned into a social media hashtag after the death of Trayvon Martin in 2013 and has picked up heat in politics and conversation since the summer of 2014. The Black Lives Matter movement is simple: they want people to know that black lives matter, too. They are mostly known for organizing protests against the killings of black people by law enforcement, but also advocate the end of racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality in the criminal justice system. Despite the simplicity of this message, their campaign has received a lot of backlash. Misconceptions about Black Lives Matter can come from a number of sources; however, majority of the people’s opinion on this topic comes from the media.
On September …show more content…
In the Fox News article “All about them: Mizzou, Black Lives protesters say Paris attacks took spotlight”, the Black Lives Movement is regarded as a group of protesters who only cared about themselves. The article claims that despite the terrorist attacks in Paris, protesters of the Black Lives Movement were “angry at losing the spotlight in the media.”3 The article story featured a few tweets and comments from people voicing their opinion of how the incidents at the University of Missouri were getting no press coverage in relation to the Paris. The most important quote was the last; it compared the Mizzou death threats and the Paris attacks, stating that they were both acts of …show more content…
Yet, there is a large demographic that does not support the Black Lives Matter movement, which preaches exactly that: black lives matter. This inconsistency can be traced back to how the media portrays the movement. Compared to the first article, the last two pieces give the Black Lives Movement a negative light. Even though The Wall Street Journal story does not contain any language that suggests this, its content shows the underlying faults of the Black Lives Movement. In order, it discredits the story behind the movement, claims the campaign helps Democrats get elected, and provides statistics that black-on-black crime is more fatal that police brutality. Although these can be objective, the diction and phrasing are definitely negative. The first few paragraphs of the article contain words among “great lie,” “perpetuate,” and “expedient.” In comparison, the Fox News article is blatantly portrays the protesters as whiney and attention-seeking and is the most bias among the three. Although short, it clearly gets its story across by using phrases like “[the Paris attacks] stole the spotlight” and “it’s all about [protesters].” Lastly, this internet article included a video which showed rowdy students arguing with an adult. The New York article showed the least bias among the three. Instead of criticizing the background of the Black Lives Matter protest and depicting the protesters as unruly, this article defends it
On September …show more content…
In the Fox News article “All about them: Mizzou, Black Lives protesters say Paris attacks took spotlight”, the Black Lives Movement is regarded as a group of protesters who only cared about themselves. The article claims that despite the terrorist attacks in Paris, protesters of the Black Lives Movement were “angry at losing the spotlight in the media.”3 The article story featured a few tweets and comments from people voicing their opinion of how the incidents at the University of Missouri were getting no press coverage in relation to the Paris. The most important quote was the last; it compared the Mizzou death threats and the Paris attacks, stating that they were both acts of …show more content…
Yet, there is a large demographic that does not support the Black Lives Matter movement, which preaches exactly that: black lives matter. This inconsistency can be traced back to how the media portrays the movement. Compared to the first article, the last two pieces give the Black Lives Movement a negative light. Even though The Wall Street Journal story does not contain any language that suggests this, its content shows the underlying faults of the Black Lives Movement. In order, it discredits the story behind the movement, claims the campaign helps Democrats get elected, and provides statistics that black-on-black crime is more fatal that police brutality. Although these can be objective, the diction and phrasing are definitely negative. The first few paragraphs of the article contain words among “great lie,” “perpetuate,” and “expedient.” In comparison, the Fox News article is blatantly portrays the protesters as whiney and attention-seeking and is the most bias among the three. Although short, it clearly gets its story across by using phrases like “[the Paris attacks] stole the spotlight” and “it’s all about [protesters].” Lastly, this internet article included a video which showed rowdy students arguing with an adult. The New York article showed the least bias among the three. Instead of criticizing the background of the Black Lives Matter protest and depicting the protesters as unruly, this article defends it