“Not everything you posted on the internet is accurate,” my parents endlessly inform me. The media drastically amplified the incident that occurred on August 9, in the suburbs of Ferguson, Missouri. Michael Brown, eighteen, was shot six times by a police officer, generating many multifarious protests worldwide, creating awareness over racism. In “Taking Sides in Ferguson,” written by Noah C. Rothman, he discusses how the media unrepentantly chose a side, and only presenting to the public what they want the public to know. Although the police were claimed to be an immense cause for the riots, Rothman also articulates the argument that the media was exorbitantly involved, insensibly prejudiced, and inflated the ideas they choose to, while diminishing
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The media made sure that they included themselves in the knowledge of events that were taking place. Rothman states that the media was the center of the complications and the cause of increased riots and brutality, “And the protests, violence, and debate were all intensified and heightened by the central role the national media played in its coverage of the event” (Rothman 18). Producing “inflammatory rumor after inflammatory rumor” (Rothman 19), Rothman explains that the big media is arousing the public, and nation as a whole, with reports that have not yet been proven factual or erroneous. Chris Hayes, star of MSNBC, attained national awareness when he practically maced by the police. The media invited themselves to the gatherings of police officers, “I think it’s a fair assessment to say police don’t really enjoy doing this job while being recorded all the time” (qtd. In Rothman 20), acquiring information the authority did not want to be released. The police began to become exasperated with the press, and currently, were not abundantly content with the freedom of the press, or the media’s excessive involvement. Rothman elucidates that the media expanded their authority beyond their own limits of observations, crossing their …show more content…
Releasing a video of the shooting occurrence, the press did not include the entire report; they only included the section of the recording when the police officer shot Brown. They very carefully selected and chose specific details to include, and specific details to exclude, “The media, including themselves, are presenting what they themselves personally presume the circumstances are in the situation, not what is transpiring in reality” (Rothman 18). The police were displayed as the immoral class. Don Lemon, joining the protestors, stated, “So imagine what they are doing to people you don’t see on national television, the people who don’t have a voice like we do” (qtd. in Rothman 20). Rothman contradicts himself, stating primarily the media was at fault for constructing more issues; however, he then argues that the police were mistreating the public, and not helping others in the manner that they should. The media did not include full videos of the police’s behavior, so Lemon explains that what the media is showing is only worse. Overall, the media prevented the complete stories from being posted for the public to view and
The media made sure that they included themselves in the knowledge of events that were taking place. Rothman states that the media was the center of the complications and the cause of increased riots and brutality, “And the protests, violence, and debate were all intensified and heightened by the central role the national media played in its coverage of the event” (Rothman 18). Producing “inflammatory rumor after inflammatory rumor” (Rothman 19), Rothman explains that the big media is arousing the public, and nation as a whole, with reports that have not yet been proven factual or erroneous. Chris Hayes, star of MSNBC, attained national awareness when he practically maced by the police. The media invited themselves to the gatherings of police officers, “I think it’s a fair assessment to say police don’t really enjoy doing this job while being recorded all the time” (qtd. In Rothman 20), acquiring information the authority did not want to be released. The police began to become exasperated with the press, and currently, were not abundantly content with the freedom of the press, or the media’s excessive involvement. Rothman elucidates that the media expanded their authority beyond their own limits of observations, crossing their …show more content…
Releasing a video of the shooting occurrence, the press did not include the entire report; they only included the section of the recording when the police officer shot Brown. They very carefully selected and chose specific details to include, and specific details to exclude, “The media, including themselves, are presenting what they themselves personally presume the circumstances are in the situation, not what is transpiring in reality” (Rothman 18). The police were displayed as the immoral class. Don Lemon, joining the protestors, stated, “So imagine what they are doing to people you don’t see on national television, the people who don’t have a voice like we do” (qtd. in Rothman 20). Rothman contradicts himself, stating primarily the media was at fault for constructing more issues; however, he then argues that the police were mistreating the public, and not helping others in the manner that they should. The media did not include full videos of the police’s behavior, so Lemon explains that what the media is showing is only worse. Overall, the media prevented the complete stories from being posted for the public to view and