The lecture started with Sonia talking about what brought her to become journalist and some of the important stories in her life. She started by talking about growing up in Argentina and how becoming a journalist was going to be a way to advocate for her country. A little later in her lecture Sonia discussed how she came to realize that you cannot be an advocate and a journalist. She discussed how lack of political opinion was best when being a journalist and lack of political opinion is what made Enrique’s journey a better story.
Ainsley Anderton Dr. Wainer History and Philosophy Term Paper April 11, 2017 The news and the media impact the world in significant ways and the news has come a long way from when it first started out. Many people do not know how far it has really come. The history and the growth of the news is the past that changed the future. News comes in all different shapes and forms today, but a century ago news was mainly transported by paper.
These days, people usually get news from online sources; however, in the twentieth century, the majority of Americans got their news from the television. In a speech delivered by vice president Spiro Agnew, he emphasizes the idea that media released to American citizens should have more fairness. He first mentions the influence of the television news to the American people, then discusses President Nixon’s method of communication through the use of television. He also discusses the criticisms Nixon’s commentators had made, regarding Nixon and Johnson’s speech. Towards the end of Agnew’s speech he specifically accentuates the importance of accuracy in the usage of media.
Ungar also has worked in broadcast journalism both at National Public Radio and at the Voice of America, the U.S. government-funded broadcast network for a global audience. The purpose of this article is that it recommends a liberal arts college education for
2. With media coverage becoming very competitive, were the journalists made to put themselves into dangerous positions to be relevant on the news media front? If they didn’t risk themselves for the information would people get the information they needed to know during a time of chaos. 3. The news that’s being targeted is more personal and risqué than it used to be.
Alia Wong authored an article for The Atlantic concerning a loophole in legislation concerning government funding of tuition that encourages for-profit institutions to aggressively recruit students using military educational benefits. Since 1998, the government has kept for-profit colleges from completely relying on federal funds for their tuition. This revenue, collected in the form of need-based aid, such as grants and loans, cannot exceed 90 percent of the school’s tuition income. Veterans’ education benefits are not included in this category, so it’s very lucrative for these colleges to actively pursue active duty service members for their military-funded tuition assistance (TA), and veterans and their family members for their education
(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
These questions strengthen his speech as a whole and force his audience to think about news producer’s
In a letter to the future President of the United States, Michael Pollan acknowledges the troublesome in food in our society. The future President campaigned on many things, including healthcare and energy. Food is also a main topic that is campaigned. The way that the food industry is currently set up in America is more than corrupt. Their goal is to feed the nation as cheaply as possible.
These articles, however, are not the ones that often sell papers. Much of what permeates the barrier between political journalists and the average American is stories pertaining to the personalities
The Era of Soft News In today’s world, society moves as quickly as it can while exerting as little energy as possible. This idea is particularly applicable to the way media is created and circulated. While hard news, which is essentially news that covers serious political or business related topics that is reported in an immediate fashion, used to be the standard for receiving information, it seems that the current generation prefers to obtain information through soft news instead. There is no set definition for soft news, but its delivery is generally associated with more passivity, humor, and personality.
I believe we did a great deal of work for public relations and consider pioneer of them. I believe how the public reacted to hearing the full truth show the way public relations this should be handled. In certain totalitarian states news of accidents and disasters is often largely suppressed. What do you consider there reason to be retaining a posture given up by American public relations practices more than 80 years
This article by Sam Sanders highlights the media’s role in the 2016 Presidential Election for the United States. Social media allowed millions of people to view the updates of the candidates who would propose ideas to sway the votes, the media also would be showing many of the speeches of Donald Trump which would influence the way voters thought about politics. In the textbook, it is shown that one way the media contributes to globalization is that it encourages consumers to buy products. In the same sense, the mainstream media as well as social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter, showcased many portions of the election and had many ongoing arguments which had swayed the influence of the voters. One thing this article portrays very well,
This provided no room for journalists to reflect their products. This indicates that work is fragmented and narrowed the journalist’s goal is simply to create as many products as they can in a tight and specialized environment. Journalists are helpless in the newsroom as the bosses’ power are over them and have to be quiet about it. They may not be able change their occupations because of the lack of portable
In a world where there is much to know, there are also many ways of knowing Claims to one particular way of knowing have frequently been exposed as either misrepresenting or excluding a variety of histories, places and contemporary experiences. Feminist commentators have been highly influential in exposing the faction that there is a particular place from which one could get a God’s eye view of the world’ . Thus, the claim of the modern geopolitical writer to survey the world independently of ideology or prejudice would be considered intellectually dubious as well as arrogant. This does not mean, however, that we are unable to make any kind of meaningful statement about the world around us. Rather, it implies that we need to consider
