Gonzo journalism

News stories are biased because of how they are interpreted by people and what the media chooses to include or not include in their stories. This makes it biased. We all receive information and think about things differently. It’s not the news that presents the events differently, it is the individual and their understanding of the past and present that forms their opinion about the events presented. Therefore, bias in the news will always be there because we all view and interpret information…

Journalism is the Face of News Throughout this film, Page One: Inside the New York Times, we notice there is a constant theme. How has news evolved? The New York Times is used as an example throughout the documentary to show us how news has evolved, what some of the challenges may be, what values come in to play, what goes through the decision-making process, what problems may come about while rising to success, and what changes might happen to journalism in the future. Journalism is the face…

The moral responsibilities of the media in regards to the news/journalism are, news manipulations, truth, and conflict with the law. The news manipulations says that the news can manipulate or be manipulated. The government and corporations may attempt to manipulate the news media by either using censorship or ownership, it just depends. I thinks it strange that they want to try and manipulate us, but then turns around and be truthful about it, which leads to my next one: Truth. Truth, which…

When you watch the news, do you ever question what they are telling you, or do you not even think about it because that is the single source for the information being told? Interestingly enough, the government has actually been controlling the media and the way the media conveys the news since 1917 when JP Morgan hired high ranking news managers. They were asked to determine the most influential newspapers and media outlets in America, and buy them out. They did this so they can control the…

Heath Kemper Dr. Gail Shuck, Dr. Matt Hansen, Dr. Dawn Shepherd English 592 17 April 2018 “I've Literally Lived All Over the Country:” Yelp Reviews and the Ethos of Disclosure Over the last two decades, the widespread accessibility provided by digital communication platforms has spurred an explosion of amateur critical writing. Public ratings and reviews, once the almost-exclusive realm of specialized professional critics, have now become ubiquitous components of online life. Because the only…

Since early human history, people have lived their lives receiving information and knowledge from those around them. With the technological innovations of the past century, the media have become more accessible than ever before with the help of the internet. Although these advances have many benefits such as allowing the ability for people to connect with others around the globe faster and providing people with a platform to express oneself, it also allows one to embed their own bias in the…

The book Media Essentials discusses how advancements in technology have changed the way news is presented. From newspaper to broadcast, the format of how news circulates has lead many to question if the information published in the daily newspaper is the same information televised on network stations. To what extent does having an anchor read the news changed how the message is perceived as opposed to reading the article yourself? Is this change better or worse for the modern-day society? In…

"The story of 3 women and 105 men", can you imagine this is actually refers to one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature "Water Margin"? When you read the headline, you will subconscious think that headline regarding to a yellow journalism and may generate curiosity to read more content, after you click on it, whereas it is actually a historical story about 108 heroes. This is called “clickbait”, which attract click-through rate by writing sensationalist headlines that…

multi-media forms of journalism? The zeitgeist of this era produces individuals uninterested in factuality or even validity of sources of information. This leads to ill-educated individuals regurgitating misinformation and the degradation of society as a conscious whole. More importantly, journalists perpetuate this by creating scenarios, fake stories, and satirized news to cut through the overwhelming nonsense consumed by audiences today. Pursuing fame on through the journalism no longer has a…

Individuals are surrounded by news on a daily, whether it be something that they experienced first-hand or something that they have heard. In other words, news can vary from smaller, personal events to larger events that affect multiple individuals. The news is often shared and passed on from one individual to another; which makes credibility an important factor to consider when receiving news from any type of source. Personally, I receive my news via news channels, such as KTVU and KRON 4, as…