The Pros And Cons Of Fake News

A recent event that had false information in it is the presidential election. “People have been planting half-truths and outright lies designed for public for consumption forever.” (Woolsey,2016) This is explaining that there has been fake news in the past. This is important because it helps confirm that fake news is happening in our society. “Governments, political organizations, and people simply hoping to advance different point of view, have used the tool of disinformation forever.” (Woolsey,2016) This highlighting an idea on what fake news is used for. This is important because it connects fake news to misleading others.

The Flip Side of Internet Fame In this article The Flip Side of Internet Fame by Jessica Bennett, there are many issues discussed in regards to the internet and how it can create instant fame and shame. This article talks about the many pros and cons with the Internet today and the effects it can cause. Although social sigma can be a useful deterrent, “the Internet is loose cannon,” says ethicist Jim Cohen of Fordham University School of Law in New York (Fawcett 579). Internet fame is causing more and more people to become isolated because of shame, rage, and death. The internet used to be a source for researching information, but today it is used as a battle field of hate and shame.

In conclusion, the media always portray things in such a dramatic way. As you can see of what you read off my paper that not everything you see or hear in movies, tv shows or any kind of media is true. We can’t allow the media to over power what’s the true. As we pass from generation to generation, our society keeps getting worse and it’s our fault. I read this quote saying “we blame society, but we are the society”.

In today’s society, technology has played a major role in influencing the way we argue and disagree with one another. In “Fighting Words: Why Our Public Disclosure Must Change” essay by Kelby Carlson, the idea of the media and technology is ruining the way people interact with each other during arguments. From political debates, discussions between talk show hosts, and even extreme arguments on reality TV shows, Americans demonstrate arguing in the most confrontational and aggressive way. Carlson believes that television and other sources of technology, like Facebook, has developed a “word-oriented culture” and made arguments more common to the public than ever (Carlson,

The central theme of media manipulation and the consequences of that are explained and uncovered in Ryan Holiday’s book Trust Me I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator. Holiday offers a brutally honest insight into the world of PR and journalism, one that many people can have trouble accepting and one that makes us doubt every form of media and advertisement around us and exposes the twisted relationship between online media and marketing. In the beginning of the book, Holiday admits that he is a liar, but asks the readers to believe everything he says. As mentioned in an article published by Poynter institute, “He has a point to make, but he 's like the addict warning of the dangers of drugs, all the while snorting a line and shaking his head at how bad it is” (Silverman, 2012). It’s a bold move asking to be trusted after admitting to

The types of the contents showed by the media affect the mass by a lot, especially since technology today is at the tips of our fingers. Controlled by certain few organizations, with certain types of message, it can manipulate people’s attitude and opinion (MB Oliver, S Ramasubramanian, Jinhee Kim, 2007). “The people will believe, what the media tells them they believe.” – George Orwell, an English novelist has never been any truer with this topic. The dangers of the media are portraying the stereotype group of races with specific type of jobs or roles in the movie, which can largely affect how we as a viewer think. This in return damages character by causing low self-esteem, low expectations, low motivation, self-doubt, etc.

Spin journalism is described as news and information that is manipulated or slanted to affect its interpretation and influence and persuade public opinion in flavor or against some organization or public figure (Thesaurus dictionary). In the world of media spin, it is not easy to keep one’s own balance. Journalist slant the news according to their ideologist and find source who will back them up. According to Sheila Gribben Liaugminas reporter for the Times magazine, she argues that many members of the news media do not the share mainstream American values. She claims that their collective liberal bias has resulted in slanted news coverage and the manipulation of public

Media in our modern era is the main source of information. What the media reports and says is what shapes our societies views and ideas on certain issues or events. Therefor the media is a powerful industry but sometimes they can be misleading and fickle. In Crocodile Tears Steve Irwin, an aussie icon, is brutally abused and targeted by the media but when he dies the media instantly changes its brutal view into a "heartfelt" sorrow attitude. In Crocodile Tears author Jack Marx uses stylistic features to make people aware of the harsh truth of how the media operates, through manipulation and fickle beliefs they can damage a person image and

By taking a closer look at voter behavior one is able to better understand how and why citizens make certain decisions and ultimately how they vote come election day. During the election period it is common to hear individuals say that they are using their vote as a vote against a certain candidate or that they are voting for the “lesser of two evils.” An important question to ask is, why? Why do so many people find themselves choosing a candidate solely to keep the other candidate from winning a position in office? Many different theories come in to play when faced with this question. There is the idea that the media is both biased and corrupt which ultimately will effect the views and beliefs of voters and society as a whole.

1)Phishing: Phishing is type of method in which the attacker uses the method of sending an email to a user which lets the person to claim a falsely thing through an established and reputed company. Then this email will directly open an website where the user needs to fill up his personal information, bank cards details, passwords and other identifiable things. This website is however a bogus and will capture and steal all the information that the person enters on the page. There can be an increased costs to the company in setting up all the anti-phishing software, setting up new computer programs and etc. Thus, This can lead to a poor reputation of the company and nobody might again rely on this company due to this incident 2)Identity Theft: Identity theft is when someone steals or robs a user's