Dr. Adams Authority

To what extent does one’s culture inform the way one views others and the world?

We all have a worldview, a set of lenses used to view all of life and reality. Our individual

In a general sense society derives much of their beliefs and indifferences from stories that are covered in the media. If the stories are being reported biased, how can we, as a society, see the whole picture? The author's purpose is to inform readers about the different biases that news and media sway by and to provide evidence that proves instances when these biases have weakened the validity of the reporter's story. "Journalist are like dogs-whenever anything moves, they begin to bark." (Gladstone, 2011/2013, P.25)

Have you ever been hesitant to share a true story because you suspected that it would appear as a fabricated anecdote to your audience? Well, most of the time we add bunch of things or change a true story to make it sound genuine to our audience. We live in a judgmental and complex world where lying has become a part of our daily lives. Because of this habit, it is hard to differentiate the truth from a fabricated lie. Since I was a child, my parents always talked about battle of Adwa and many events that took place centuries ago. It is always amusing to listen to those stories because it is about heroic act that most of the kings of Ethiopia accomplished. Although I heard different versions of these stories, I always tend to believe my parents’ version. The reason is not simply the credibility of my parents’, but the way it was presented. According to the short story, “How to Tell a True War Story” by Tim O’ Brien, a true war story is hard to accept as true because some of the most agonizing parts are true, while some of the natural parts are not. Tim O’Brien’s narrative shows that a storyteller has the power to shape listeners’ views. We can change our perception because of the story teller, and neglect the fact that we are avoiding the actuality. Therefore by listening to different versions of a story, it will actually help the reader find greater truth of the story.

“Culture is sometimes described as a lens through which we view the world, meaning that one’s culture influences their perceptions and interactions in everyday life” (Davis, 2006). Every culture has different beliefs and customs

No human social organization can function without some degree of obedience to authority, as the alternative would be anarchy leading to total chaos. Hence we find some sort of a hierarchy in both the most underdeveloped and the most civilized societies where certain individuals exercise authority over others. Almost everyone will agree that some degree of authority in certain individuals or groups (and their obedience by other groups) is desirable for the proper functioning of a society. The problem arises when the obedience to authority is taken to extremes. Unfortunately, history has shown that this happens time and again, usually with undesirable results. It is this blind obedience to authority that

In reference to the media’s role, they have been highlighted for playing a part in maintaining these views by portraying victims in a certain way according to the newsworthiness of each story

different values and opinions than our culture does, we need to respect other cultures because

Through the broad TV of fierce substance, and the mass correspondence of unjustifiable connections, generalizations, measures, desires, and regularizing parts, the media develops rough conduct and frightful or skeptical mentalities about this present reality.

the things that they see. Every culture has their own individual stereotypes and belief systems. The reason for this is that people place arbitrary meanings on life's occurrences based upon those of the individuals which preceded them. Thought patterns of an individual are all dependent upon the teachings of others.

there is no truth. Truth is something we all seek and use, but have you

As presented, literary works shape views of situations with the use of their diction, syntax, censorship (or lack thereof), and personal and or historical biases. These variables effect how information is presented, which information is presented, and which information is not presented. Authors write with a natural literary bias. This could stem for many reasons, such as: if the material will be censored or reviewed by the royal committee, the author’s personal political beliefs, fear for their safety (if they were to portray the king negatively).

Premediation is the fears of George Orwell’s novel 1985 in living color. It is today’s equivalent of having the police inside a person’s head; media can control the public’s thinking. (Grusin 4). In today’s fast paced... give it to me now society, few people take the time to really dig deeper into issues that are reported on in the news. Instead they take the reports at face value. Many of these stories have a much larger back story that is never told. Media outlets report stories from their perspective and focus on what is most important in their opinion, not necessarily what is the most important underling issue at hand. They use their often political biases, along with data mining, to give their viewers of what they want to see to gain the highest ratings possible (Grusin 4). Ratings can at times be the larger motivator of what gets reported rather than what the most dire of situations.

All people in the world culture, appearence, behaviour mostly depends on nationality, country. Hence, view on the world and how they perceive it is different. As we all have different lifes, different destinies, so many things we create our own truth, and we

In the career of journalism, the main role of being a journalist is to serve the people by providing information needed to allow the people to determine for themselves what events or news may impact their life. Unfortunately this task of journalist does not always meet the expectations that we the people hold due many journalism discrepancies, including the news media tendency to follow the pattern of the Authority Disorder Bias. This bias is when blame is placed on the authority figure(s) when an event or scandal occurs that is negative. The developer of the bias pattern is scholar Lance Bennett, defines the Authority Disorder Bias pattern in news media in his book “News: The Politics of Illusion” in which he describes that “there is bias in placing so much news focus on the largely emotional questions of Who 's in charge? and Will order be restored?” He states that this “greater volume of criticism of government, politicians, and their policies, and less focus on the substance of policies” can cause a large impact on the way the people interpret their government and make personal decisions such as who to vote for in an election.