Sports journalism

For the Romeo and Juliet Creative Project I decided it would be best to do it in a tabloid style. I have always been fascinated by Tabloids, you see them everywhere even on facebook. Tabloids is a type of journalism normally about gossip and crime. I thought Tabloid would be the best choice for this creative project because the scene I am writing about is the first scene in Romeo and Juliet where the Montagues and the Capulets were fighting each other in the Market. This is the best way to…

The Article, “Truth Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society” by Farhad Manjoo argues that we live in an era of selective perception. We as viewers expect for all information on the news to be beneficial towards us and trustworthy. Yet, news publications can be tainted, similar to all types of media. Manjoo explains the concept of Video News Releases, which is a short clip of marketing propaganda disguised as a real news due to its language and style. In fact, each of these news segments…

What are scare tactics and why do people use them? A scare tactic is a strategy that intends to influence the public’s opinion by arousing fear or anxiety on a specific issue. We see scare tactics every day when we watch the news. News stations use scare tactics because it simply boosts their ratings and people tend to pay more attention to the negative things than the positive things. The order in which information is presented is important especially when using scare tactics. To have an…

The media holds a very unique and important position for information sharing and dissemination in the society. It is the prime source of information on crimes and safety for a large proportion of the population. The media wields such enormous powerful social force that lobbyist from all sort of interest groups, rely on to achieve political, economic and sometimes personal gains through swaying of public opinion. Just like any other organization, media is prone to becoming tools in the hands of…

The article, Discovering the News: A Social History of American Newspapers by Michael Schudson argues that journalism has changed due to changes in society. For instance, in the 1820’s newspapers consisted of only business and politics. The newspapers required subscriptions, only the wealthy could afford. “Objectivity” was not a journalist’s key focus, but rather to be factual. The ideal changed after World War 1. According to Schudson, “Objectivity is a peculiar demand to make of institutions……

Reporting is about always getting one hundred percent of the facts, but why do so many fall short? This could be due to a myriad of different possibilities, from being lazy, to just not caring and lying about all the info collected. Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, is the best investigative journalist there is. He makes sure to pursue every lead that presents itself. Stone knows how to get the facts from few and far between, to make sure not only, he…

The World Wide Media Bias Crisis All pieces of information, unless hard fact, are biased. This may not always be intentional, as each individual has had different experiences than those around them. Even though it is unrealistic for the media to be completely objective in every issue they cover, media bias is real and prevalent, and is dividing the people of the world. Social media, although it spreads information quickly, has greatly decreased the accuracy of information. The entire developed…

Often in history we make ourselves seen in a certain light with how we prioritize the media. But the documentary “Control Room” demonstrates a realistic view of the acts committed during the Iraq war by having it recorded and later televised with two conflicting viewpoints. The documentary utilizes the media in filming a historical account of both views on the Iraq war as a way to educate the people with context that they can apply to the moments of terror during the war. Due to most conflicts…

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…