News broadcasting

There are many Spanish-language media outlets ranging from giant commercial broadcasting networks to local radio stations. Some of them are Univision and Telemundo; they provide Spanish-language television to most of the Hispanics in the United States of America. The fact that we have Spanish-language television in the United States…

Katrina made its second and third landfalls in the Gulf Coast area on August 29, 2005 as a Category three hurricane. A neighborhood TV channel reported New Orleans was encountering broad flooding due to a few levee breaks, the city was without electricity, and there were a few cases of massive damage in the area. In brief timing, whole neighborhoods were engulfed in water. Due the rapid flooding, numerous residents became stranded, long after Hurricane Katrina had passed, and could be seen on…

Assumptions of the Media In order to keep government responsible, accountable, and honest, the public relies on the news media to inform them about the actions of political figures, public policy, and general public information. The public then uses the information they consumed through the media to take part in government. This is all assuming that there is a moralistic political culture; one where it is generally believed that government is there to serve the common good and therefore,…

However in recent times, the media have been characterized principally through their perceived evolution from a fourth estate guarding the public interest into media that commodify news and are more interested in people as consumers than citizens. Habermas argues that the “press itself became manipulable to the extent that it became commercialized” (Habermas 1989 cited in Benson 2009: 176) that it eventually transformed the public…

Children, parents, students, athletes and all different walks of life live to meet a certain standard that is set for them. There is a reason for this and its to ensure that you are meeting the expectations and requirements. As a Christian, there are rules, standards, and levels of measurements that you must meet. Where does this come from? A Christian uses the Bible that outlines the rules and measuring sticks for the Church. The term Canon is used to establish this measurement so that young…

Biblical Worldview Essay Tabatha Hopkins Liberty University Biblical Worldview Essay The book of Romans establishes the basis of the Christian faith. It is a letter written by the apostle Paul and should serve as a blueprint of what we are to believe and how we are to behave. Hindson & Townes (2015) explain how Paul lays out the theme of his letter in two ways. “(1) The gospel is the power of God that leads to salvation, and (2) the righteousness of God by faith is revealed in the gospel”…

newspaper, turn on the television to a local channel for the six o’clock news, or even have the home page set on one’s computer to a webpage that provides up to date current events. A safe assumption, might be that the individual performing any of the above actions, is doing so with the intent to acquire information. Maybe individuals simply want to know what happened in their community that day, maybe it is the world news that one is looking for, or perhaps one just simply wants to know what…

Media Language In an increasingly globalized society, the power of mass media is evident in almost every aspect of daily life. Mass media, whether it be social media, broadcast news, journalistic writing, or even academic writing, has a wide and varied effect on the way people interact. Media writing, specifically journalistic writing, has unique characteristics that are not found in any other form of language. The benefits of studying these characteristics with a critical lens are numerous:…

discreetly uses stereotypes to depict certain races. Masked racism has been seen through different types of media such as news broadcasting, television shows & movies, and also print media, such as newspapers, magazines, and journals. From Fox news to CNN to NBC, biased reports, false depiction of races, and criminalization of people of color are widely used. In particular,news outlets portray black men as disorderly, aggressive, and violent. This puts a damper…

New York University, or NYU, is a four-year, private, large, and co-ed university. NYU is located in arguably the best city in the world, New York. NYU is my dream school because of its great Journalism program, the many job and internship opportunities, and the chance to live in a somewhat campus setting in the middle of New York City. Although there isn’t a cohesive NYU campus, the academic buildings and residence halls surround Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. NYU’s location is…