There are three major factors taken from the research I have resulted to on why media biased on Islam occurs, one major factor; political propaganda. Political influence and propaganda is a main the objective for Islam to be publicized in an undesirable way as ‘terrorist’ and ‘outsiders’ in our current generation. Majority of the time when a politician or government party states something they are attempting to sell us their opinions or values and beliefs, it is simply how politics work. Political propaganda is when facts are purposely to gain interest from public opinion. In my primary data that I have conducted through my questionnaire, through my respondents I have obtained that many individuals who completed my questionnaire believe the politician are those who are influencing and initially starting the bias towards …show more content…
The majority of my respondents were from ethnic background from the east or Asia which quite obviously influenced their choices when it came to my responses in my survey. The following question asked Do you believe the politics influences media bias? if yes please explain ?Yes – 86.00% I chose this specific survey question as in my proposal I stated that I wanted to see and touch on the different factors that affect what and why and how the media is biased and this included – POLITICAL FACTORS. In my hypothesis I stated that there is a great amount of biased in the media due to the other politicians and government I wanted to investigate this 76.00% of respondents stated that yes. respondents stated Pauline Hanson hates Muslims and you see her trying all these initiatives to remove Muslims, politicians make Islam a great issue and publicises it in the media , People who don't have a good understanding of Islam are likely to believe anything they here, especially from a politician who is supposedly a "trustworthy" source, yes the entire attack on Muslims is due to the political interest in their countries, Donald trump and one nation party
Media has been playing a significant role in our daily lives by developing our personalities, enriching our knowledge and providing us with different sorts of information. It has a tremendous power in framing cultural guidelines and shaping political dissertation. If the information provided to the U.S. citizens is distorted, then they cannot make informed decisions on the matters of public policy. Thus, it becomes vital to the American democracy that the news media and its institutions remain unbiased, fair and accurate. Media bias happens when a media systematically and persistently emphasize one particular point of view that is usually below the standards of professional journalism. There can be various reasons for media bias, some of
Is the Media Bias? Many people including myself believe that it is. On the other hand, there are people who believe that media is not biased and just states facts. These people (i.e. my dad), who believe that media is not biased also believe that everything on TV is true, in my experience. We see bias in media (print or broadcast) many times. It might be the subtlest of things that is unnoticeable to more blatant attempts. The fact is bias is everywhere and it is very difficult to separate the two. The reasons why it is difficult are not clearly understood by my self but I can point toward the fact that everyone is the world has opinions and in some way or form it will be presented in the way they talk or write. The
According to forward progressives, Fox news only reports 18% of the truth. That is a staggering 15 out of 83 times. Other new sites such as MSNBC are only honest 41% of the time. This can show you the obvious media bias promoting a specific agenda. If, their agenda turned to condemning Muslims what would stop them? Nothing, the Constitution’s first amendment protects the freedom of the press. If a terrorist attack would happen on U.S soil they could blame the Muslims and condemn all Muslims. This fear could lead to another “Red Scare” if the media were to partake in this agenda. Many could argue this has already taken place today with the already ignorant fear of Muslims. The media could push that same fear upon the masses instilling a fear that is already prevalent today even further. Although, there are many independent news sources that tell the truth that people trust but ultimately these sources are very hard to find. Many turn to convenience over truth which is why this scare could ultimately happen again. Many could say that many people don’t believe what the news tells them but, if that were true then why do people still watch
Although some fringe movements of other religions are quite radical and violent, extremists in the Muslim world receive a disproportionate amount of media coverage.
Media bias is defined as “the perception that the media is reporting the news in a partial or prejudiced manner” (Dugger). This kind of bias can be observed everywhere and in every kind of situation. American people get almost all of their information from popular news outlets or some other form of media. The media is often guilty for taking advantage of their power and covering stories with a certain political bias. This is obviously an enormous problem. It was not hard to find an example of such bias and the influence it has on public opinion.
The media is often considered to be biased. The reason for this is because they do not act neutral on the things that they report on. They usually give their point of view and tend to warp the information so it’s easily digestible by the average person. This type of “nugget feeding,” can influence the judgment of some one who has no idea what is going on. The media tends to
After September 11, 2001, U.S. citizens were shocked that over 2,900 people were dead because of Islamic extremists (Kean, et al. "National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States"). More deaths occurred in the Paris and San Bernardino attacks. Tensions between the U.S. and Islamic extremists have not yet subsided. Americans receive information regarding Islamic extremists through the media, from which they form opinions on what the U.S.’s foreign policy with the Middle East should be, which affects military spending. To what extent has the media’s portrayal of Islamic extremists affected U.S. military spending and relations with the Middle East?
It has recently come to my attention that not enough people understand how great bias in media has been to our lives. Each day we wake up and see near one or more biases in the media, lying at the foot of our beds. It is wonderful to be able to wake up and smile each morning because of this. Decisions are made based on what people hold to be true. History has shown instances where severly biased media. The most recognizable evidence being WWII and Stalin. "Because of the status quo bias, the media ignore any position that advocates radical change"
This has resulted in the public becoming active players in the media communication process. But has this changed the way the media influences our opinions since the beginning of the decade? in this case our understanding of Muslims and Islam as a part of Australian culture. It is evident people understand and interpret media presented to them by factors such as the education of the reader/viewer as well as their social and cultural background, however, the method in which the information is presented to them is also a considerable factor. An example of this is the editorial and presentation styles adopted by different media
The article is over the causes of bias and where the root of media bias stems. This will
The power and consequently the responsibility of media, especially mainstream, is something that shouldn’t be underestimated. It often sets the agenda amongst the general public and is the reference point for the majority of the discussion surrounding it. For many, what they see and read in the media forms the basis of their opinions on most important topics. Despite warnings not to, many believe that everything they read in the media must be true.
How the has media poisoned peoples’ brains to think like this. Media has created this mental construct, in which all Muslims are the “bad guys”. Media plays a big role in a lot of different situations. Media mostly portrays African American as “thugs, and drug dealers”, media portrays Latinos as all being “illegal”. Media plays an essential role in the development of the young children, who’s brains are still developing. It really affects their world view.
Islam is portrayed and is commonly accepted as the most violent and largest direct threat to the West. This is a generalization made by most of the West, but it is not particularly the West or the Islamic people’s fault. There is constant turmoil in Islamic countries in the Middle East and these conflicts are what make the news in the West. The only representation in the media that the Islamic nation gets is that of war. Though most Islamic people are not violent, the select few that do participate in terrorist groups give the rest of the Islam nation a bad image.
The media also influences how the public perceives issues. The placement of political issues during news coverage influences the importance of political issues on society. The ranking of media issues and society’s ranking suggest that the media influence the public (Weaver, 1996). The importance of an issue may rests on its time slot, sequence in the news story, or in the advertisement for the news.
Since my research deals with a conflict situation in the context of international politics, those studies that have dealt with similar issues are the ones that are most relevant to me. One such study was conducted by Maslog, Seow and Hun and published in Asian Journal of communication. The researchers looked at the how newspapers in five Asian countries covered the Iraq war. The study concluded that newspapers from non-muslim countries emphasized War journalism frame, and generally supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq, while newspapers from muslim counries opposed the invasion and emphasized Peace journalism frame. Reseachers found that ‘religion and sourcing are two important factors shaping the framing of Asian news coverage on the Iraq war.’ (Maslog, Seow, Hun,