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The entire realm of news is undergoing major organizational shifts, whether influenced by economic changes, new digital platforms or an audience that is demographically younger and more diverse. The move online is a key reason there is a growing public distrust of news media sources (Abdulla, 2002). Free access, along with the sudden influx of bloggers and social media users, has inundated the internet with information – some more reliable and verifiable than others. The 2016 presidential…

In today’s society, people are oblivious as to what is the truth and what is not the truth. People should educate themselves on which news sources are reliable. For example, Fox news is conservative, which is considered as the truth seekers and is the most reliable news source because it does not favor any sides of a story. Unlike Fox news, ABC, CBS, and NBC news are liberal which are bias towards every story. Moreover CNN, MSNBC, and CNBC are also biased towards the media but are liberal plus.…

brought together by television News as “Television news came of age during Vietnam.” (Edgerton, pg. 265). Vietnam was the starting point for the evolution of television news. In its history, we seen coverage of issues and topics of war, social changes, and politics. The increasing attention placed on these issues were seen through the news operations from networks, for through their showcasing of salient events that indivertibly establish television as the most significant new medium of its…

weekly show. In 1931 CBS dropped their funding for the show, forcing Coughlin to raise money for it himself. In 1932 Coughlin gave his full support to Presidential nominee Franklin Roosevelt. His goal was to heal America after The Great Depression made many Americans lose hope in their country. Coughlin also supported the New Deal that president Roosevelt proposed to restore the country. He created a bond with the public by speaking of news from Washington D.C.. Two years after the New Deal was…

and news articles (Global issues in context online collection par6). Social media allows people to express their own opinion about certain topics, and also interact with other people around the world. Social media enables people to communicate about political ideas and organize quickly. It also allows journalists to see how other people think and the opinions they have. Journalist can rely heavily on social media. Social media…

Consequently, the bias of the news and media in their reporting of news has tainted the opinions of the American people. By creating a strict set of laws pertaining to the reporting of news, bias within reports will have to decrease; causing a less opinionated audience, people will feel better about themselves and humanity, and the United States will grow stronger as a country. The media in today’s world is far too opinionated. On a regular basis, the media and news…

years. It has allowed the average citizen to be further informed with their community and have an improved means to influence their government. As time progressed, it only made sense that a progressive development of news coverage was created. Unfortunately, in order to be prosperous, a news organization needs to have views and may resort to sensationalizing a story. This may lead to false assumptions and disorder and such acts are immoral for a Journalist. For the purpose of this paper…

The portrayal of current events in the media wields a formidable power over the opinions of its viewers. By watching or reading the news, the recipients are formulating their own judgements on the content based off of the supposedly objective information given. However, if the media chose to broadcast false or biased news, it could affect the mindsets of the entire nation and rally support for a private agenda while misusing freedom of the press to spread lies. The media also has the power to…

Journalists and the press have to power to distribute information to the public while also having the power to serve as “rigorous watchdog[s] of those in power [or those] who want to be in power”. Although this rippling series in accountability of power has been portrayed as a charismatic facet of journalism, popular culture has also revealed the unfortunate side of journalism that can be dominated by powerful interests—ultimately failing to fulfill it’s duty to “ferret out truth from lies”.…

Army crossed the German border” (“Dyas”). By 1946 New York hosted Billie Holiday at Town Hall. Then in 1947 Carnegie Hall hosts Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. Sadly later on in 1947 “Billie Holiday was convicted for possession of heroin”…