Propaganda

Being in a standpoint of having to decide while if you should deceive or not could be a very complex situation. Especially when you want to protect a loved one from getting hurt. But the thing is should covering the truth with dishonesty and lies be the best decision to protect that special person? Should deceiving be more important than your integrity and values? Is lying even the best solution or is their never a well justified reason of lying? At times you feel that their is no more options…

This paper will prove that there are certain issues in society that need to be addressed and made public especially, because people are being exploited and devalued by big successful companies. An analyses will be made of two images in which culture jam takes place- one of the images involve Fair and Lovely and the other involves Nike. I will unpack hegemonic discourses in society and the ways they are reconfigured through culture jamming to present counterhegemonic discourses. Before going…

Society today is exposed to advertisements by television, radio, magazines, newspapers, and even billboards (G Barve et. al.). This exposure, however, has begun to negatively influence American society. Advertisements influence different people in society today in many different ways, and ever since television and broadcasting were brought into the American culture, it has been one of the main sources for information. However, many people do not know about the serious problems advertisements can…

In “Who’s Really to Blame for Fake News: Look in the mirror, America,”(Moyers & Company, November 30, 2016) Neal Gabler suggests we have a fake news problem as the media caters to the public’s wants because people want to hear fake news and will go as far as pay for those articles. Additionally, fake news does not only rob people of the truth, but also hurts democracy. Not to mention, fake news distracts the public’s attention away from real news. This is what Gabler calls “post-truth disease”…

In his introduction to Permanence and Change, Hugh Dalziel Duncan wrote, “Burke demands that we become masters of many perspectives in order that we may understand one perspective” (Duncan xv). This statement does a sufficient job of explaining Kenneth Burke’s theory of dramatism to the casual observer of rhetoric. Today, it is second-nature for all 24-hour cable news channels and most people to take into account several diverse perspectives when dissecting events as trivial as celebrity…

Deception is part of human nature at best. Humans, deceive each other all the time for comedy or just to make people believe what they are saying is true. News Castors and politicians thrive on deception and try to get the public to believe what they are stating or implying is true to the core. Sadly, most of the time it is drastically beyond the boundaries of true and is significantly beyond the truth. The story of "Open Window" by Saki is the true meaning of deception and lying in a way. He…

Late-night comedy shows such as “The Daily Show” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” present viewers with a source of both entertainment and information on current political events. While the biases of the hosts and writers for these shows is reflected in the presentation of this information, their influence on public opinion is no more or less legitimate than that of other news sources such as newspapers and news channels. The people that watch these late-night shows on a regular basis…

Bias is present in all forms of media and can be seen in everyday life. It is the act of forming a preconceived opinion in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another. Sometimes these forms of bias are considered to be unfair because they often only favor one side. In being biased and only favoring one side or idea, one does not take into consideration other people’s beliefs. If others do believe differently, a bias thinker will claim that the other is wrong. Bias is…

The fourth Arm of Government Seonyoung Park California States University, Northridge POL 355 The Fourth Arm of Government Like many countries in the world, The United States has three arms of government. There are the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. The purpose of these arms is to ensure the smooth running of affairs in the country by making, changing and implementing policies when the necessity arises. However, the mass media has been described by many as the…

Various forms of media have seeped into our society and our minds for generations. Our very beings are shaped by the constant influx of information we hear from our surroundings: the news, comedy shows, radio talk shows, etc… As Americans we are enveloped in 24-7 TV availability, and we are never far from another's public statement of their opinion. The 1st Amendment allows for the freedom of speech, which many take for granted. Due to the amendment people are able to speak their opinions…