Essays on News Media

Introduction

Photographs save moments. The most efficacious and optimum images provided in the news capture the viewer. The viewer not only sees the news moment, but also feels it through the presentation of the image. These images are seen as reality by viewers. Viewers hold the news images as truths. This was the case before video and digital photographer and it still applies today with the exponential advances. Advances in technology and the image on news photography has been both advantages and disadvantages to newspapers and electronic news sources. The way in which the news captured images prior to the ...

Abstract

This paper presents the research study on a public relation campaign run for positive motivation and psychological perspective of the children with physical disabilities. The paper discusses the background of the campaign #ToyLikeMe and how public relation and other communication tools falling under the umbrella of public relation helped campaign reach to millions of people across the world. The paper utilizes the knowledge of internal and external markets, launch and openings, promotional materials, social media, visuals and images and other tools to understand the importance of communication as one of the most effective strategies for the success of a ...

For this article, I have located an article from a known media news source on the subject of science. It deals with scientific research and findings, as well as additional critique by a second and different article. The theme for this study and analysis is that of the physiology of human color vision. The online article by OSA specifically describes the contents of a published scientific research experiment related to the topic. Having found the media article itself, I will then find the original media article which is being referenced by the OSA article, and in which that news ...

Abstract

One common element surrounding mass shootings undertaken by people suffering from mental illness have been widely featured in the news media. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect that these types of reports have on support for gun control policies in the general public. Given the widespread influence that the mass media has on a wide variety of public policy topics, there is adequate reason to formulate this hypothesis. The researchers will perform a survey after reading a news story about a mass shooting carried out by a person who suffers from a serious mental illness. ...

In presenting the news in an ethical manner, empirical evidence becomes a vital element. The profession of photojournalism is an integral part of the field of journalism, which responds to this demand for empirical evidence through its very nature. It is not only responsible for bringing important moral issues to light but, in a time where secrecy and covert deeds have taken precedence over openness, it provides a level of perspective regarding the events that occur throughout the world. In assessing the perspectives of professionals in the field as well as various other thinkers and experts it becomes evident ...

Mass media, political messages and advertising

Summary of experience Candidates campaigning to succeed outgoing United States president Barack Obama have been using mass media and advertisement to relay important political messages in a bid to appeal to the electorate. The policies advanced by these candidates have sharp ideological differences. The most radical candidate who has caught my attention is the republican front runner, Donald Trump. Mid last year, Mr. Trump surprised the world when he made public his policy on immigration. The candidate declared that once he is elected president, he would put an end to the problem of immigration (Bymmes, 2015). He observed that ...

Americans do not trust the news. Surveys show that most Americans think the various outlets of the news media are biased toward one side or another and that unlike other periods in American history the rich and powerful have an undue impact on what it supports. This is supposed to be bad because voters in a democracy cannot make good informed decisions without good information. It quotes a right-wing media watchdog group of accusing the news media of “rigging this election and taking sides in order to pre-determine the outcome” with its “out of control” and “deliberate and unmistakable ...

In Douglas Rushkoff’s article “Bart Simpson: Prince of Irreverence,” he refers to the FOX sitcom The Simpsons as “the closest thing in America to a national media literacy program.” (Graff et al, p. 241) Within this program, the Simpson family deconstructs memes and cultural landmarks of television at a breakneck pace, holding a lantern up to the way that media works and displaying it for all to see. The Simpsons educates its viewers to view media with a more critical eye due to its irreverence and ability to recognize and lampoon the structure and politics of the media industry. In this paper, ...

Discussion Question #2

In the past century, news media has changed from simple newspapers to a vast empire of television networks, magazines, and online content that allows for multiple methods of delivering the same news stories 24 hours a day, seven days a week. People no longer want to just get the big news of the day – there is now enough time to learn celebrity gossip, the latest political scandals, and reviews of what happened on television the previous night. This can tend to dilute the actual media and take away its sense of importance and individuality, as the stories tend to bleed together. Modern ...

In Douglas Rushkoff’s article “Bart Simpson: Prince of Irreverence,” he refers to the FOX sitcom The Simpsons as “the closest thing in America to a national media literacy program.” (Graff et al, p. 241) Within this program, the Simpson family deconstructs memes and cultural landmarks of television at a breakneck pace, holding a lantern up to the way that media works and displaying it for all to see. Due to its irreverence and ability to recognize and lampoon the structure and politics of the media industry, The Simpsons educates its viewers to view media with a more critical eye. In this paper, ...