Howard A. Myrick is a journalism professor at Temple University. His article The Search for Objectivity in Journalism describe the lack of objectivity when it is disseminating. Media workers usually want to present news objectively. But what media workers want to present is different from what they present plus what readers understand is usually different from what social media workers present. So, what readers understand is not equal to the truth in the end.
Today's world is primarily based on facts. People believe that anything that has higher factual and scientific data has more legitimacy than the data with limited information. The legitimacy of any claims is totally based on the extent of information related to the field. However, that may not always be the case, and sometimes higher level of information related to any subject may cause the person to be confused and makes it harder for them to take any decision. In Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell brings the same concept in his book.
One example of an appeal to authority that stands out is when King is accused of being an extremist, he refutes the accusation of being “an extremist” by appealing to the highest Christian authority: Jesus. King tells the clergymen that Jesus was also an extremist (King 33) he continues to clarify that being an extremist does not necessarily make you wrong “was not Jesus an extremist for love.” This is
We learned to be obedient and to respect those with authority. In our minds resisting the formal social controls is a deviant act and would result in a negative consequence. Should we fear and question those in power? According to Annie Sunderberg and Ricki Stern’s film The Trials of Daryl Hunt this just might be the case.
It tells you what to think and it blasts it in. It must be right. It seems so right. It rushes you on so quickly to its own conclusions your mind hasn’t time to protest.” (84).
According to Gregory Rodriguez the author of “Truth is in the Ear of The Beholder. Studies have shown that people do not interpret information in a fair-minded way. Rodriguez believes if our minds are predisposed to rumors and conspiracies than we are more likely to believe in it. People tend to form opinions based off wants and needs instead of the information provided. Our minds
The reason that these talk radio programs should be considered infotainment is because their primary objective is to entertain and enthrall the audience with their outrage based political commentary, but do so under the guise of delivering the “news” or the
Therefore, by taking authority into their own hands, they
Concerning theories of claims-making, “the concept of ‘a frame’ or news framing lies in the dynamic process of communication which involves frame building and frame setting” (Wondemehagen 697). This setting and adjustment of the ‘frame’ is crucial to how a news event is interpreted. Traditionally, the formation of claims has been classified under four stages. The claim must be considered “offensive on some condition…some official agency responds to the claims…in stage three, the claims and demands remerge…in stage four, alternative counter-institutions are established” (Wondemehagen 698). This theory also mandates that for any claim to gain power and credence, the information used must be from those “in powerful and authoritative positions” who are able to correctly identify and diagnose problems (Wondemehagen 702).
Once the information proved to be a hoax, those who believed it were in shock. They accepted what they had heard without question because of their unrealistic relationship. Listeners believed in what the radio told them and thought it was a reliable way to keep up on world events. It had never crossed their minds to question it
Everyone Agree? Perfect. "Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak" (Charles de Gaulle). This idea is reflected in Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, where it is shown how authority becomes more powerful by abusing the silence of the people.
This is true in our world as well. The government or media can print what they choose and most people believe it. George Orwell’s 1984 follows the adult life of a man named Winston. Winston works in the Ministry of Truth where he was to “rectify the original figures by making them agree with the later ones” (Orwell 39).In other words,
Whether it’s just trying to get the information out there or trying to prevent these situations, news reporters make society uneasy because of the information they are putting out into the world
Can people truly trust the sources they are given? In George Orwell’s book 1984, the citizen’s in Oceania are given this illusion of knowledge in order to leave them ignorant of what is truly happening around them and instill a common enemy and we can see this happening in The United States today. They can not trust their sources, so can we? In 1984’s dystopian society The Party control’s all information given to the public. They have the power to alter the past, future and present.
The one thing that is surprising to these types of viewers is that we could be a victim to fake news and we don’t even realise it. Is what they are doing acceptable? It is not acceptable because it can change people’s thoughts and ideas about something or someone. Fake news can be brought up with no
