In an earlier study by Drakos and Gofas, titled “The Devil You Know but Are Afraid to Face,” they concluded that nations who press is more restricted have a high percentage of terrorist attacks, even though most of them may go under-reported (The Devil You Know… 734). This is the paper that enabled Drakos and Gofas to write one of the cornerstones of this essay. The last line in they write that the next step is to find a way to quantify the bias in underreporting the media. Some may ask why underreporting may matter. This is extremely important because it is the stepping stone for media to be able to become more bias, and the media is meant to be accurate. This presents a huge problem because it can fuel a fire even though that the media has no intent of encouraging this sort of horrific behavior.
John Sawyer, a researcher at Georgetown University, writes that, “Even when the media self-censors or is censored by the government, there is a strong incentive to cheat. Formal restrictions are often difficult to fully enforce, especially when the journalists develop clever ways to bypass the regulations. Ironically, this may have boosted …show more content…
Others believe that there is bias, but the bias is fueled because most media outlets today (especially those who broadcast over the television) are in it to turn a profit. The most prevalent way to get this across is through over inflating a crisis or extra coverage. Joseph Draznin, who specializes in Philosophy, from the University of Maryland, College Park authored a very lengthy piece, titled “News Coverage of Terrorism: The Media Perspective. Draznin starts by going into detail about the basics of both terrorism and the news media industry as a whole. There is only one problem with Draznin’s work is that this piece was published in 1997, so virtually all online media is excluded from his
John Sawyer, a researcher at Georgetown University, writes that, “Even when the media self-censors or is censored by the government, there is a strong incentive to cheat. Formal restrictions are often difficult to fully enforce, especially when the journalists develop clever ways to bypass the regulations. Ironically, this may have boosted …show more content…
Others believe that there is bias, but the bias is fueled because most media outlets today (especially those who broadcast over the television) are in it to turn a profit. The most prevalent way to get this across is through over inflating a crisis or extra coverage. Joseph Draznin, who specializes in Philosophy, from the University of Maryland, College Park authored a very lengthy piece, titled “News Coverage of Terrorism: The Media Perspective. Draznin starts by going into detail about the basics of both terrorism and the news media industry as a whole. There is only one problem with Draznin’s work is that this piece was published in 1997, so virtually all online media is excluded from his