Media bias in the United States

In class last Tuesday we discussed the importance of detecting media bias and propaganda as future officers of the United States Army. The ability to discriminate between facts and opinions in media coverage and propaganda is paramount to maintaining the morale of the unit as a whole. There may be times when the wars we are fighting are not well supported by the general populace of the nation we are serving but we must not let these views effect the way we operate and compromise the mission.…

lie. The ugly truth of being human is that we all lie; some people lie to achieve something good, others lie to look good or protect themselves and, the one we are more familiar, people lie to harm others. According to a professor of the School of Media and Communication at Korea University, Timothy R. Levine, deception “is intentionally, knowingly, or purposefully misleading another person” and a lie is a subtype of deception that involves giving falsehood to another person, consciously. We can…

The freedom and openness of media plays a central role in politics and it is often portrayed as a fourth branch of government in democratic systems, such as the United States (Choi, James, 2006). Ideally, the role of the media in a democratic state is to provide a voice for the marginalized in society. Therefore, a failure to ensure press freedom is a democratic failure. This essay will explore the way in which the negative portrayal of African Americans in the media has led to oppressive…

Why is so important to report these crime? When victims of hate or bias crime don’t report it, they only give more to the offenders. Bennett, Levin & Mcdevitt (2002), conduct a research studies that focus on offenders and the motivations of hate crime. Researchers hypothesis was that offenders want to send a message to these minority group as a way of fear and inferiority and let victims know that there are not welcome in their community. Bennett, Levin and Mcdevitt describe hate crime offenders…

We have all heard the story of how the United States came to be, how a nation that was built on a migration from Great Britain built what was at the time the thirteen colonies, then became a revolt and rebellion from their British overseers, thus leaving us with our United States in 1776. Flash forward to 2017, and over two hundred years later the policies and laws about immigration have changed. Opinions, and therefore certain bias’ have also come about with these certain policies. Since the…

The Views and Handling of Hate Crimes In the eyes of the United States court system, hate crimes are simply an enhancer. What that means is when someone is convicted of a particular crime, they receive a just sentence. However, if there is solid evidence to prove that he or she was motivated by hate, bias, or prejudice, their punishment would be modified appropriately (hence the word enhancer). While this may seem like a relatively successful process, it is sadly, more often than not,…

serves. The majority of my perceptions about African Americans stem from personal experience as well as the media broadcasts, with the latter being the majority. I grew up in Chicago in the late 60’s and 70’s. During that time some segregation still existed within the school systems but for the most part rivalry was more so about ones turf per se, and not the color of their skin. It is the media that entices the practice of racial profiling and racism, not the…

How Do We Interpret Media Commentary On the Presidential Debate? “Run and do what she wants before she starts nagging at you” is still my motto up to this day. I cannot stress over how many times I've heard the SBTN, which is the Saigon Broadcasting Television Network channel airing, not only in my household but other Vietnamese households as well when I visit my family members in Georgia or California or even when I’m getting dragged to a party by my parents. Piggybacking that statement, though…

such as the basket making. This was some sort of bias, as just because he’s poor it has nothing to do with special talents someone may have. This is why I believe everyone should ignore all the bias. Everyone has their own story to tell even if you only know one side to it. What also surprised me was how she lived with a roommate in a University in America and was asked how she spoke English so well. It must have been an innocent act however it’s the bias that…

The upcoming presidential election of the United States is set to occur on November 8, 2016. There are many ways to persuade voters and help determine the nations’ leader. Super PACs, Interest groups and media all play a role in US elections, but Super PACs have the greatest impact. These three things aid a candidates’ win or loss when used. A Super PAC is “a relatively modern breed of political-action committee that is allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money from corporations…