Joseph Morrissey Political Analysis

Although many people may like to think of America as a honest and moral nation, it is no secret that artifice has cemented itself as an indispensable skill, exploited by many to achieve their own ambitions. Artifice, characterized through the usage of cunning devices or expedients to deceive others, is often utilized by politicians and organizations to help push their own agendas. As illustrated by Chris Hedges in his social commentary, Empire of Illusion, “artifice” has emerged to become so ubiquitous and essential throughout American society, whether in business or the entertainment industry. Essential, in the essence that without it, people in any industry are more likely to be disadvantaged in achieving their personal goals. In today’s modern world, no area has seen more abuse of artifice than in the field of media and politics. Its common knowledge that newspapers skew reports to their own biases and politicians often tell half-truths to cover-up ulterior motives. Unfortunately, these politicians and media giants hold extremely influential positions in society, and their usage of artifice is extremely damaging to the integrity and accountability within the United States. As a result, the press as well as the general populace must utilize free speech to expose this behavior. Despite the complete immorality of the usage of artifice, such chicanery remains essential for success in media and politics.

Having served nearly thirty years at CBS News, Mr. Goldberg had earned a reputation as one of the most original writers and thinkers in broadcast journalism. However, when he observed his own industry, he realized the liberal media had completely missed their mission to give honest news. After years of sharing his observations and promoting more balanced reportings, Goldberg soon realized that no one listened because they believed they were doing the right thing. The liberal bias continued, therefore Bernard Goldberg decided to take the situation into his own hands and expose the distortion of the media himself. Goldberg’s breathtaking and shocking best seller book, Bias, reveals the close-mindedness of the news culture and their mission to entertain rather than share facts.

Many articles, especially those within the opinion section of a newspaper or a magazine, will often contain elements of rhetorical strategies. These rhetorical strategies help enhance the argument that is presented in the article and thus,in most cases, help the reader come to the same conclusions that the author came to while writing this article. Yet, When there is use, there is also misuse. It is through this case that even some misuse of the rhetorical strategies can lead a well balanced opinion article to become a very bias “puff piece.” One of the main examples of this, especially pertaining to the use of persuasion ( ethos, logos and pathos), is in an opinion piece written by Jason Lee Steorts for The Atlantic. This article was titled “When Should Cops Be Able to Use Deadly Force?” and for a controversial issue, the author used copious amounts of rhetorical strategies to conform to his own bias, ineffectively used supporting and opposing sources and committed fear mongering in some cases. All of which clearly indicate to the reader the poor attempts to compensate for the lack of legitimate evidentiary support in his arguments in this article.

The perpetuation of misinformation can be very difficult to correct and may have lasting effects even after it is discredited. For instance, if an audience is reliant on the information provided by the media to make an informative decision about a topic involving their morals, the validity of the author’s claims will determine the mass majority of their decisions they make in the future. As a result, false information may continue to influence beliefs and attitudes even after being debunked if it is not replaced by an alternate causal explanation.

Now I realise it seems a bit hypocritical of me to attack the media’s representation of a news event when I myself am a part of the hype-generating circus we call mass media. However, the voice of my wise, high-school English teacher echoes in my subconscious that we should always be critical of the texts we consume and conscious of the

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)

Writers tend to show bias in their works, whether they are intentionally doing so or not. Using subtle techniques like word choice and writing style, writers reveal their opinions on the topic they are writing about. Alexander Kaufman, a writer for the Huffington Post, recently wrote an article titled, “Chick-Fil-A Hopes NYC Will Forget That Whole Hating-Gays Thing”. This article is about Chick-Fil-A trying to get restaurants put into New York City after the owner of the company was recently quoted being outwardly against gay rights. Kaufman, in this article, reveals that he is against the anti-gay restaurant chain and their attempt to move into New York City. He presents a clear distain towards the company in his article. Alexander Kaufman is against the idea of Chick-Fil-A opening restaurant locations in New York City, and he expresses his beliefs in his article through word choice, use of Bibliomancy, use of puns, quote manipulation, and writing style.

This film technique reinforces Brian’s authority. Despite the fact that the issue Brooke wants to cover is about sexual discrimination, Brian still refuses the story based on the fact it will not rate well. When Brian discovers that the story involves discrimination of lesbians, he suddenly becomes eager to stretch the story to its full potential. This example explores the idea that news networks will disregard important stories and the truth within them, to further their network’s popularity and income and to feed the public’s demand for 24 hour news

Religious faith has always acted as a saving grace for those in need ranging from the time of slavery, in which slaves adopted religious doctrines to endure the hopeless life of harsh plantation conditions. To the case of the protagonist, Delia Jones in Zora Hurston's piece, "Sweat". Throughout the short story, Delia is tormented by her unfaithful husband Sykes who physically and verbally abuses her. Although she is subjected to this kind of ridicule daily she is able to cope with her faith and modest work style.

An example of this is seen in the article, “Censorship in the Age of Anything Goes”, when the author writes about a television show called “Party of Five”. The producers ordered a re-write of an episode that was, “too racy and rewrote it so that Julia (Neve Campbell) had a miscarriage before going in for the abortion” (Sterngold 1). “Party of Five” is a popular show for teenagers, and the producers feared what effect the abortion would have on teenagers and what message it would send them. Pro versus anti-abortion is a highly controversial topic, so the producers wanted to be careful with what they were putting out in public. The producers wanted the show to illustrate pro abortion, but because that idea was against society’s standards, they decided to change it in fear of the social backlash that might occur.

Forecasting is the methodology utilized in the translation of past experiences in an estimation of the future. The German market presents challenges for forecasting techniques especially for its retail segment. Commercially oriented organizations are used to help during forecasting as general works done by academic scientists are not easy to come across (Bonner, 2009).

I agree with what the author is saying because I think that one situation can be told in many different ways, all depending on who is telling it. I think that in some cases, some choose to leave out facts, while others simply do not gather enough facts. This results in many interpretations of the situation. An example of this is with Ariana Grande. Recently, the media is all over

In the last few decades, globalization has opened avenues for trade, created new markets, and increased the porousness of borders; however, a feeling of national susceptibility stems from this relaxing of borders and fuels a securitization of movement along the U.S.-Mexico border. This constructed human security framework along the southern U.S. border also allows the U.S. government to exercises extraordinary, and even military means, to combat the perceived issue.

Another way media frames political issues is inserting media’s own position on the issue. The media’s position tends to be more liberal and promotes more democratic policies and issues. This bias coverage stems from a long growing relationship between the media and liberal forces (Ginsberg, Lowi & Weir, 1999). However, any bias can distort new coverage and influence audiences in that direction.

• When the media has so many other motives, it can hardly be relied on to provide reliable information. The individual, on the other hand, has less hidden agendas.