Appearance Manipulation

Attraction by appearance, the ability to capture the eye through some detail or aspect of a photograph, cover page, or newsletter, along with how the content of a product will interest or captivate an audience, these are major factors that all media and product producing outlets must consider during their day to day operations. The question of how will my product attract and maintain a consumer base is central to any for profit organization; it is the driver that determines the what and the how of topic coverage or product marketing. This characteristic of a market economy at times harms the quality of information and its validity as media outlets attempt to balance what the public wishes to hear with what the public wants to hear in order …show more content…
The expansion upon my idea of targeting can be had through the fact that all of the content of which I included was content that I believed to appeal to the average college student. For example, the article referring to tuition combined with the photograph of the graduation cap thrown upon money was set as the main headline due to the fact that it has been noted, through my experience, that college students are very concerned about tuition and are very content with the idea of graduating and having or saving money. Illustrating my idea of the concept of appearance manipulation is the bolding of certain words, along with the addition of a red implied line. This was done through my thought that this manipulation would subliminally catch the student’s eye and carry them throughout the entire article. Appearance manipulation was also utilized in the phrasing of the title of the actual paper, and even in the headlines themselves, in order to have some sort of shock effect upon the reader that would capture their …show more content…
The twenty four hour time slot means that despite the fact of no actual news occurring the media still has to continue reporting or re-reporting news stories and developments without sounding repetitive in order to maintain the public’s attention. This means that much of the time can be filled with non-news fluff or even nonfactual and vastly opinionated material. The effect of the fiercely competitive market means that some media sources may decide to stop reporting what their selected target group needs to hear about the world and its affairs and only what their target group wants to hear. With this in mind, it is not difficult to conclude that marketing motives within the actual Medias have a damaging effect upon the quality and the validity of their