There are similarities and differences in how the authors of “American History” and “TV Coverage of JFK’s Death Forged Mediums’ Role” use Kennedy’s assassination in their writing. While the short story & the news article had some similarities in how the authors used Kennedy’s assassination, both had different effects on readers, and both writers had different purposes for their writing.
Now let’s look at the similarities between Judith O. Cofer’s “American History and Joanne Ostrow's “TV Coverage of JFK's Death Forged Medium's Role”. Both, Cofer and Ostrow, wrote that Kennedy’s death had a huge impact on America. Cofer in “American History” shows it several times, where people were sobbing or needing comfort. Mr. DePalma, the PE teacher, “was
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The way Judith Ortiz Cofer uses JFK’s assassination in “American History” is very minimal. “American History” is more of a romance story than a factual piece. Although, according to the passage, on the night of President Kennedy’s assassination, Elena, the protagonist of the story, “lay[s] in my [her] bed trying to feel the right thing for our [their] dead President” (Cofer 973). In contrast, Joanne Ostrow’s article “TV Coverage of JFK's Death Forged Medium's Role” talks about the effects of TV and how the media covered JFK’s death. Ostrow goes on to explain how “Nov. 22, 1963, marked a shift in the media culture in a way that Sept. 11, 2001, marked a shift in America’s awareness of its place in the global community.” (Ostrow 1). Another interesting thing about this piece is that Ostrow has her own opinions, Ostrow states “Strange how the most glamorous presidency and the most controversial killing of the century are easily distilled into a discussion of media. It’s true: 40 years later, the death of a young president pales next to the birth of a new media culture.”The authors have similarities and differences in their writings, but they also have different purposes and effects they intend to have on the
The importance of this topic is that there was a film called , JFK and the movie is horrifically inccurate. This film was directed, produced, and screenplayed by Oliver stone and research shows that there was a $40 million budget to put the film together. But where did all the money go for this film that was supposed to be a more modern version of a documentary? You would think for such a large amount of money in their budget for the film it would have better resources for accurate information. If a historical movie movie isnt accurate than it has no use because its a movie about the 35th president which includes his assasination which is a very serious act.
INTRODUCTION This is a report intended to observe the falsifications found in the film JFK. As this movie is often found to a very popular film of an interpretation of John F. Kennedy’s death—as often found with historical films—JFK contains accurate historical facts, as well as many exaggerations used to create a better storyline. Oliver Stone’s film is often criticized for Jim Garrison’s findings, which are often debated as containing inaccurate information; however, the story has numerous factual errors of the Garrison investigation itself.
Have you ever read “The Boston Photographs” by Nora Ephron? It is an article about deadly pictures from a 1975 fire in Boston being posted in newspapers world wide. Their was a big uproar from readers stating that it is insensitive to use death to sell newspapers. Ephron disagrees with the people here as she feels that newspapers should report on life events and death is a big life event. She doesn’t want death reported on for the shock factor or to teach people a lesson she just feels that people should know what is going on in the world and the fact is that death, both natural and accidental, happens everyday.
Now, I seriously do not like slamming, or hating on people. You know, actually I’m not. I’m elucidating what’s true and what’s not. Alright...basically the two top authors of the Oswald did-it crowd are (of course) Bugliosi and Wall Street lawyer Gerald Posner.
Lust for Disgust There is not a minute in the day where a news broadcast is not being televised. For twenty-four hours, the same repetitive and monotonous information is delivered by different news anchors. Even though they report nothing new, Americans will still watch for hours upon hours. The large majority of these television broadcasts deliver stressful and generally upsetting news, but in no way, is this a deterrent to the viewer.
An internet article that was published in volume 62 of History Today (a website), in 2012, is written by Peter Ling. It is entitled “The Media Made Malcolm X.” It is immediately obvious from the title that the article is going to discuss the influence that the media had on Malcolm X’s life, as well as the legacy he has left behind – in other words, how media portrayal of Malcolm X influences our opinions and views of Malcolm X even today. The author discusses how and for what reasons the media “made” Malcolm X, by providing the reader with current views from
The media censorship during the Vietnam War affected the perception of many U.S. citizens, because the Vietnam War was “the first war that issued full freedom of press”, this meant giving the media the freedom to show the whole world how they saw war (par.1). A lot of the media showed lack of the truth in their showings. The media made also made a big impact on the U.S. citizens because most of them were against the war. The media that was most known were the more dramatic ones because they were the ones that drawled attention audience, which were Americans and the enemy. The technology during this time was much better so things could be transferred to television much quicker grasping the attention of American citizens.
In the evening of January 28, 1986, the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, was scheduled to report on the state of the union, but instead addressed a tragedy that took place earlier that morning. The space shuttle Challenger, which took off from Florida, engulfed into flames only seventy three seconds after it had taken off, leaving America heartbroken,with no survivors. The scene was being broadcast live all over the nation, as they witnessed the death of seven heroes. With time ticking, and American’s sitting at the edge of their seats, Peggy Noonan wrote the president’s speech. Within this speech, he addressed the audience using the pathos and ethos appeals to achieve his purpose of resting the hearts of Americans everywhere, without patronization.
On November 13th, 1969, Spiro Agnew, who was the Vice President at the time, gave the speech, Television News Coverage, about how news producers are becoming too powerful (Bibliography.com.) To successfully inform his audience, he uses many rhetorical strategies to keep everyone engaged and attentive. Agnew delivered an exceptional speech by using multiple techniques such as analogies, anaphoras, parallelism, and rhetorical questions to justify this problem to his audience. To help his audience understand what is being addressed, Agnew uses analogies to connect his ideas to familiar objects.
Culminating Activity - Rough Draft JFK The three articles I have read from John F. Kennedy. I will analyze including compare and contrast . To show how they understand and appreciate throughout the legacy of his presidency.
1854 was a critical time for African American voices in North American media. Nearing the end of slavery, the public perception of Black Americans were greatly affected by written works Americans consumed. Since Black Americans were denied the rights of education, their stories where largely untold or twisted to fit an oppressive narrative. In “Why Establish This Paper”, African American author Ann Shadd Cary uses optimistic tones, pathos, and rhetorical questions to persuade readers to support Black voices and media. Ann Shadd Cary heavily relies on her optimistic tone throughout the essay.
The reason Lunsford includes this account of events is because it proves that while mass media might seem like its dumbing down the younger generation it is actually teaching them different kinds of writing and when to use different contexts. Although Lunsford provides great research, mass medias effects are not simply grounded in
On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was in Indianapolis for a campaign stop, when he received news that Martin Luther King was killed, causing Kennedy to write and deliver a speech regarding the assassination. This speech was succinct but not only was it about the assassination, it was also to tell the people there is still wisdom and hope in this time of turmoil. To reach this purpose, he first builds up his ethos, uses pathos to add mood and hope, and unifies the people. The combination of these elements makes it a very powerful and memorable speech. Robert F. Kennedy builds his credibility by relating his personal experience and knowledge of what the audience is feeling to the current events.
In the modern day and age and the Media’s ability to change the perception of how people view things, it is clear that the media has become the most powerful entity on earth with the ability to ultimately control the minds of the masses. I therefore fully agree to a large extent with Malcolm X’s stance on the power of the media. In this Essay I will explore the different forms of media and their ability to change one's mind. The media today has immense power of the people as people today now get all news from the media in different forms such as TV, cellphones, tablets and computers. The power that the media has therefore allows them to control what is covered and what they see as important.
According to Entman, “to frame is to select some aspects of a perceived reality and make them more salient in a communicating text, in such a way as to promote a particular problem definition, causal interpretation, moral evaluation, and/or treatment recommendation”(1993, p. 52). Entman’s definition of framing is one of many that currently exist, but is also one that is widely accepted. Framing theory implies that the way an issue is presented (the “frame”) influences the choices people make. De Vreese (2005) puts forward the point that by framing events and issues in particular ways, the media may shape public opinion, an idea supported by Mechanic (2005) who says much of today’s media are influenced by interests that shape readers of communication