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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” (Malcolm X, 1925-1965). Mass media allows for the quick dissemination of news and ideas throughout a large audience. This media, however, is often influenced by political agendas and powerful figures. Whether through story placement, omission, under-reporting, or another form of deceit, media very easily becomes…

Biases in Media The news media is being purposely biased, perpetuating the unfavorable political atmosphere that exists in the United States as a whole. It goes without saying that the year has been filled with more than its fair share of controversy. The news media tirelessly perpetuates the drama that currently exists on the United States political platform. I would assume most people would wondering, why I make such claims, to say that the year has been filled with so much controversy, among…

Socrates once said that “He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.” This quote encapsulates the current state of the world, in which people are constantly wanting more than they have, which in reality will never satisfy them. Greed and materialism has been a social issue for many years, and will continue to be an issue in Australia, and the world. It is especially prominent in business professions, where greed is considered healthy and…

It is well known that during the Great Depression there was a large population shift in Texas and other southern states. Specifically, Texas, at the time known most widely for agriculture, experienced a decline in the number of farms as well population. The question presented in this research paper is; how did this population decline affect Texas? Being a primarily agriculturally based economy, it could be argued that this population shift directly reshaped the traditional style of farm life,…

Media delivers us with news and information not only from our country, but from around the globe. A main section of our news is political. The media delivers us information about everything from political parties, elections, MP’s, to and decisions made. The famous quote by the CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite paints a picture of what the news networks and corporations are there to do; ‘Our job is to only hold up the mirror, to tell the public what is happening.’ But that is only a slim part of…

A question arises whether the media is biased against liberals. The answer is yes. Another question comes around whether the media has biased news over conservatives. The answer will be yes. Many people would think that these questions and answers aren't interesting at all, due to its probability of searching evidence-anecdotal or they have to provide evidence of media bias as one stripe or another. The interesting and instructive part of studying media biases is inherent or structural biases…

justice within a controlled society. Unfortunately, those influences are a thing of the past. The most powerful influence in our society today, is the news media. News media have dominated the ability to Impact our daily lives and now has the power to influence judicial outcomes in the courtroom. This paper will examine the relationship between, the news media reporting on high profile criminal cases and the negative influence they have on society’s thoughts of justice in the courtroom. Innocent…

children in numerous ways, some argue that the media has actually enhanced the way children learn and socialize. Television channels such as PBS and Discovery have argued that they have provided education and valuable lessons for young children. An ABC News article titled, TV can Improve Kids Behavior, is in defense of the media being a positive influence for children. Dr. Christakis, a director of Child Health, has argued that children often imitate or mimic other resulting in learning. He says…

themselves. There have been multiple cases in which many news broadcasting stations have lied to their viewers in order to spread fear and confuse, when in reality nothing serious had happened. In today’s world there seems to be three reasons in which the media is causing harm in today’s growing society. One particular reason in which the media is causing harm is what many people like to call media bias, which is the practice of how many news journalist decide in which stories to cover and how…

There is people who watch the news, complain about society and do nothing to change it. Then there is people who are willing to change it but let’s be honest, the majority of people just stay home and complain at their fancy television screens. But now to the people who actually go out and try to change it. Are they trying to change it because they know both sides of the story or do they just know the side that the media gave them? It is a fifty to fifty chance, they could either be doing the…