“I think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office.” ~ Newt Gingrinch. When Newt Gingrinch made this quote he was the one speaking the truth, unlike our Media that we tune into today. Our news channels speak nothing but lies, and the sad thing is, there is nothing we can do about it. It is very hard to trust the news when they don’t even tell us the full story. When you watch the news you expect to have facts about what is going on. If you only watch one news you could never know the other side of a story, or the real side of the story. It is a little scary when the same article on different news focus on different articles.
Many people working in the news media claim that the press gives a perfectly objective and unbiased portrayal of events. Even the most sincerely objective reporters and editors express bias simply by choosing what facts to include and what to leave out when writing news stories. In the reporting of Bowe Bergdahl, bias can be seen. The report done by Megyn Kelly on Bowe Bergdahl shows more signs of bias then the report done by Jake Trapper. Through careful analysis, Megyn Kelly’s reporting seems more biased based on the emphasis of the story, tone, and the sources, words on the screen and the pictures on the screen.
While there are always two sides to a story, both sides are not always told. CNN and FOX news are both at fault for this. CNN and FOX news exhibit bias by omission in their coverage of the Trayvon Martin case (Types). Both news groups neglected to cover both the liberal and conservative side. CNN took the stance that Trayvon was just a child, and Zimmerman was a criminal that attacked him.
Fox, CNN, The New York Times, The White House press secretary, The Wall Street Journal, Mouth to Ear, Books, Google, all ways to get you information fast and reliably. But the information they give isn’t always the whole truth. What tidbit of information the media leaves out to what page they are on is all at their own discretion, and all the more intentional. You can only hear what the major sources of information want you to hear, because the media biases their information. A practice often executed today.
This quote is an example of “doublethink” a method used by the party to control the minds of people. The Party made people accept that two mutually contradictory beliefs were considered true. A novel similar to 1984 known as Fahrenheit 451 had a similar idea; both novels had a government that wanted to control their citizens. Both governments didn’t want their people to become smarted than them so they used different methods of doing so.
The media is a major source of information for voters. Voters depend on the media to make their decision on who to support and vote for. As much trouble as the media causes, they play a major role in our political system. The American President accurately depicts the political process.
Finding truth in the news these days is quite difficult. The supposed to be news channels are giving biased opinions on topics. Most people now, get their news through social media. So how do we find the truth?
they blow everything out proportion. they don 't actually show real news they twist everything for personal gain to increase views. We can 't make change if the news are biased. CNN for example has been the subject of several controversies at various points throughout its history. If the news are educating the mass population in a negative way how can we really make a change even a
This sounds fine however it can be hidden through the forms of propaganda. Media often bases the opinion of things for management American citizens. Thanks to the first amendment the media can speak about what they want whenever they want. Some people say that this amendment was the beginning of the unofficial fourth branch of government: the media.
Murrow Political Bias in media is one of the most rampant examples of bias in terms of its influence on mindsets of people. The statement above by Edward R. Murrow makes total sense in today’s world. Political Bias is at its peak during elections. Public has to vote for candidates and much information about the candidates comes from media. Media, during these times, takes this advantage.
It seems that many times only the bare minimum Is reported and not the deeper information. There is also bias in different news stations today, so we hear agenda driven news.
We never get to know the real stories. So, why do believe them? This is because of the persuasive reports utilised by biased commentators and journalists. THIS is why we need to take action. Imagine if you were in THEIR position.
Media bias is a real problem. When people are not aware of the facts alone, rather interpretation of facts, they are being manipulated. Media should report facts concisely and promptly with as much accurate information as possible. When networks allow to dictate how they report news, there is a much greater chance to be biased. When networks accept monetary incentives to report in a specific manner, there is a much greater chance to be biased.
In our increasingly interconnected society, information could spread from one end of the world to the other in a matter of seconds, via the internet. The importance of accurate and unbiased information could not be overstated. The uncovering of the recent phenomenon - fake news - has caught the attention of many governments and organisations across the globe. Fake news is either news, stories or hoaxes that are created to spread misinformation with the sole purpose of deceiving readers in order to accomplish the author 's agenda (Hunt, 2016). The perpetuation of this fake news problem has created anxiety among politicians in free democratic societies.
Thanks to social media, access to information from all over the world has become easy. Because of the developments that social media has reached, it is no longer necessary for us to rely on receiving information from second hand sources. We are now able to access the main source of the news ourselves such as an eyewitness or video footage of the event. This can insure that the information we receive is reliable considering that many secondary news sources tend to be politically biased.
ABSTRACT “The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” Malcolm X