Analysis: The Baltimore Riots

Social and economic disparities are plaguing the city of Baltimore. There are numerous issues that the city of Baltimore is facing, many of which did not come to light until the case of Freddie Gray. On April 2015, a 25-year-old black man by the name of Freddie Gray fell victim to police brutality. After the discovery of his death and the unreasonable way he was treated, Baltimoreans began to protest. The anger and frustration began to escalate due to other social and economic problems the city faces regularly.

News covers the negative aspects of the riot – not the positive thigns that happened, before hand. We are led to believe that the riot are the only thing happening. “Cops are injured” vs. Dead man with broken spinal cord. “Gang

The riots in Baltimore are the result of Freddie Gray, a young man, who was a local Baltimore resident, and also a minority was pronounced dead after being taken into police custody. Instead of releasing information to the public on the reason for Gray’s death, the bureaucracy of the local police and city officials released the

After the unrest of Freddy Gray’s death in April of 2015 and the aftermath of the Baltimore City riots, the inner-city communities are in the process of regrouping, repairing, and reorganizing its neighborhoods. Many businesses suffered vandalism and loss of merchandise that their livelihood had to come to a standstill. During the dilemma, those residents who destroyed their communities never contemplated at the time what they were doing to their neighborhoods. Several pharmacies and corner stores were impaired. Some of these locations were the only places convenient for senior citizens to travel for their medication. So many people were fed up with the police department and the manner in which they were being treated that they used this

What: Freddie Gray who is 25 years old died in police custody of a spinal injury. He was getting driven by some police officers who made the car ride longer and bumpier than it should have been. While they were driving Freddie was getting injured in the back of the car. This is because the police officers did not secure him in the back of the car. They got charged with manslaughter and assault.

Robert J. Samuelson’s factual article, “Picking Sides for the News,” is an essay that describes the different views and opinions on American news by American citizens. Samuelson claims that most Americans see people in the news business as “sloppy, biased, and self-serving.” He states that the news industry is divided by political views; Republican and conservative, and Democratic and liberal. Based on your political standpoint, you may find different news stations more supportive than others. Samuelson shows support to his viewpoint that many news companies “make news rather than just report it.”

As a final point, these two remarkable photographers captured astonishing moments of Baltimore’s despair, it remains hopeful that the city will rise to its feet and stand strong. Just as the city sprang back in 1968 after the riots that resulted from the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., it is assured to take a prominent position once again. As the saying goes, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”; thus, we can only pray that this is true for Baltimore City and its

If I were employed as a police officer a main concern that I would have in regards to officer rights and unions is that the actions executed by a union will ultimately affect all affiliates, attributable to interconnection. For example, in 2015 shortly after the death of Freddie Gray, violent riots transpired in the city of Baltimore. Many elements increased the outrage of civilians that ultimately led to rioting and one components was the Baltimore police starting a Gofundme.com campaign in effort to collect money for the six imprisoned officers legal fees. The Baltimore riots were devastating for the entire city, and that particular action manifested by someone (or a group of people) was a representation of the the entire association.

In recent years the media has become, to many, unreliable when it comes to its deliverance of the news because of its strong bias and because the media, including social media outlets just as much as news networks and cites, has different ways of interpreting a story; for example some outlets such as MSNBC are known for their liberal views,

Citizens of the United States vary vastly. The exposure to media, however, is one common thread that connects the majority of the population. We trust popular news outlets to portray information we need or want to know, but do these stations always deliver it the same? CNN and Fox are two dominant forces in today's media driven society, but these two juggernauts often differ in coverage on many current prominent issues.

Beginning with the first printed American newspaper in 1690, citizens have desired knowledge not only of their country’s state of affairs, but also that of the rest of the world (Early American Newspapering, 2003). This first venture into media did not end well: the authors ran afoul of the ruling government and it was shut down a stunningly short four days later. It was not until the end of the 18th century that newspapers became fully established as the source of news in the country (Early American Newspapering, 2003). However, it was not until the 1920’s that the idea of objectivity was applied to journalism in response to “growing recognition that journalists were full of bias” (The Lost Meaning of ‘Objectivity’, 2003). Bias is a preconceived particular tendency or inclination, and “media bias” is the exhibition of bias by journalists and producers in the selection of events or information and how they are reported to the public (Media Bias Law and Legal Definition, 2016). Today, the sources for news have expanded from newspaper to include television, radio and now the internet and are used to provide even more information to an even larger base audience. With the influx of multiple sources and avenues to receive news, the need for fair and unbiased reporting is at all-time high. However, perhaps due to flood of information available, many concerned citizens are asking just how biased modern media is and whether it is easy to recognize their bias.

In today’s society, more people use mass media sources such as Facebook, Twitter, (Internet users—21%) and major news corporations like Fox, CBS, and NBC, etc. (Television viewers—55%) for their information on politics and government (Saad). People have this information twenty-four hours a day, right at their fingertips. While these are quick and seemingly easy sources, they are not always the best choices because media companies are not always giving out information with the public’s best interest at heart. There are a large number of companies that focus on how much money they will bring in. The media, therefore, has an essential duty to always be truthful but also a duty not to betray the trust put into it by society. The media’s need

People use many different sources in order to gain knowledge about current events. In America, historically, mass media and television have been the most dominant sources for information. Over the last decade, internet-based news sites and talk-radio shows have emerged as viable alternatives to the traditional media. While, obviously, the latest forms of news media are very different from their “elder” counterparts regarding the conveyance of the information, they share some of the same issues regarding the reporting of the news. News coverage can be, and usually is, influenced by many factors including, but not limited to: personal political ideology, religion, culture, and economics. The

The convergence of media, especially the more traditional media sources taking to the internet, has been both a blessing and a curse. The ability to report on anything in the world at a moment’s notice has transformed the idea of journalism. The reporters of today are of no resemblance of the reporters of the past. The folks who would spend weeks tracking down information and sources for a story now spend moments at a laptop accomplishing what they consider to be the same thing. This has caused the current news media to have issues with both integrity and accuracy. In the past, reporters would spend ample amounts of time gathering information, forming their thoughts, and writing the article. Even with the amount of time they spent on this process, there was even more time allotted for checking and double checking their facts to ensure the accuracy and morality of the story. Today’s journalists have posted articles just moments after an event. This can be helpful in many ways, but also harmful. The immediate gratification of posting an article negates any thought about

Information and news media have radically changed the way our society both consumes, and views the news today. It used to be that we would reach for our morning paper, or turn on the evening news after a long days’ worth of work to catch up with the events going on around us. I can recall a time when I would sit down with my father to watch the evening news. Those days have since evolved into something not many could have predicted. News and information is now available to us whenever we please, accessible via a smartphone, tablet, computer, even all-day news channels keeping us up to the minute current with events. As such, the media networks have an obligation to its consumers to report accurate, and unbiased stories. With that said, many news organizations exist for the sole purpose of shaping and serving specific political ideals. With the explosion of electronic media outlets, the ways in which we consume news, and how news is generated, is ever evolving.