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Persuasive Essay On Frontline

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Manipulation and strategic interpretations from a large scale media would largely affect the perception of the audience of the truth, in order to gain the the ratings. Within the TV Series Frontline, it successfully communicates that one’s reputations will sway their perception regardless of the actual truth. ‘Frontline’ is a confronting TV Series which explains that the news are like narratives, which are false story that aims to entice their audience in the lies created. During the interview between Brooke and Allison, it demonstrates the moral hypocrisy that occurred so that Brooke can hide the lies from Allison. “We don 't pay for interviews, but we will give you a light to Queensland”, through the utilisation of quick cuts it stating that …show more content…

Furthermore it is evident that the TV Series it showcases two sides of the story. It shows the confusion of the audience figuring out the truth and the complex preparation for the media in hiding the truth. Within the confrontation of the captain of the netball player to ‘Brooke’, the captain is seen with a determined face to prove that what Brooke is doing is absurd. Despite, going to the extent of recording and editing the clip recorded, she has fed people lies and tarnished the team’s reputation. Through the utilisation of long takes it reveals the character’s reaction to the ‘truth’- from Brooke, netball coach and Alison. It also enables the audience to see the engagement of the bystanders in the office, witnessing the truth unveiled before them and forming their own perception of the truth. From the deliberate misrepresentation of the truth suggests that in the end the media will be criticised about it and the audience will no longer be able to trust the media. Consequently, with the deliberate misrepresentation used by the media emphasises the complexity in representing the truth. Hence, showing the power the media has to manipulate the audience in order to misguide or change the perception of the audience, to benefit

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