ISIS portrayal and exaggeration by the media has an effect on how Americans view and understand ISIS, although it is all to an extent. When you think of ISIS, what do you first think of? Chances are that you think of violence and chaos in the Middle East. There are many more things associated with ISIS than what you probably know, but the media has trimmed the information down to the most money-making potential for their personal and financial gains. The media portrays ISIS as a terrorist group with no decent qualities. All we ever hear on the news about ISIS is their bad side. As reporter Brooks says, the media puts the bad information about ISIS, and makes the news station the go to place “The media only talks about the executions and beheadings…” …show more content…
When the media want to “spark panic” it wants to make the public want to check back on their news network to follow up on the incident. They might occasionally “skip” one or two important facts that could have an impact on the outcome of the report and a person’s views on the matter. They also would like to get the most views because that makes the most money, thus making their news stories attention grabbers. The abundance of information regarding ISIS and their ways discourages individuals to research the topic on their own. Most people stop looking into the topic of interest after the first news article they read, “85% of people looking into a topic forget to check other sources”. (The Dailymail, line 26) This keeps the reader close minded to other opinions or ideas; their opinion will be strictly one-sided, or bias. People could also be too “lazy” to check where the information is coming from, therefore only hearing one argument for the topic. Their one-sided argument bias could conflict with another’s, since neither one checked their sources, thus causing …show more content…
For example, people already have formed opinions about a president or mayor, “almost everyone on the planet has already formed a strong opinion”. (Hulsman, line 24) Already having an opinion closes the mind to gathering new information and getting the facts straight, even if they know their facts are wrong or false. This is where the media has little to no control over what the reader thinks. If the reader has pre exposure towards the topic, their opinion has little hope of being swayed; however, if it is their first exposure, it can easily be manipulated. The media does manipulate the truth which directly influences your ideas and beliefs. With the combination of stretched information and rhetoric these news agencies are able to achieve what they want, the ideas they want, and the stories they want to be told, all through the portrayal of