Some believe that the media is the enemy of all people. Millions are exposed to media on a daily basis and because we are so gullible and susceptible, we believe everything we see. This can be very problematic because serious events can be looked over by popular headlines such as, “Kim Kardashian has a secret pregnancy!”. However, not all articles are fake. An article about a recent salmonella outbreak, the further findings on sugar and cancer correlation, and an update on Wendy Williams prove that there are real news in the world. There are ways to determine if what you’re reading is real or fake: current date, cited sources and headline presentation. To start, the article “28 sick in salmonella outbreak linked to kratom, CDC says” written by Susan Scuttl, informs us about a recent outbreak of salmonella in 20 states. Salmonella is a bacterium that affects the intestines which causes fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and other life …show more content…
Articles about reality starts or hollywood have just as big of an effect on it’s readers. For example, “Wendy Williams announces show hiatus due to Graves' disease” written by Chloe Melas could easily be used as clickbait- so I decided to investigate. Basically, the article was about how Wendy Williams’ doctor told her that she needs to take a three week break from her show. She has been battling Graves disease but she’s been showing a lot of symptoms lately. Apparently, Wendy will have a replacement for her television show while she’s away. Now, how do we know all this is true? To begin, I did some research on Wendy Williams’ and she’s publicly spoke about her disease. Not to mention, the article has a date and is even being updated with more recent news regarding Williams’ leave. Next, the article was grammatically correct and there were no signs of bias. Finally, with these factors, I believe that this article is real
Everyday, billions of people read websites, magazines, newspapers, or watch television segments so they are informed on what is happening in the world. The news is something that so many people rely on and check constantly. What people aren’t aware of however, is that so much of what they are being told is a lie. False news is a growing and constant issue in today’s society. Fake news spreads rapidly, changing people's views on the world constantly. However, putting an end to this media trend has proved to be a struggle.
There are a variety of media outlets and they are continually multiplying. The increase in media has allowed several media outlets to play big roles in society. This has caused more people to rely mainly on media for “news” Although Media conveys a substantial amount of information to many societies, not everything is entirely true. Margaret Atwood discussed this subject in her novel The Handmaid’s Tale. This is an important issue that is relevant to many civilizations today. Media outlets know how to influence their viewers, whether the information they broadcast is true or a sham.
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.
There are newspapers (such as the “National Enquirer”) renowned for their fictitious (although admittedly attention-grabbing) headlines, yet we hardly hesitate to assume the information is fabricated. On the other hand, when our trusted news sources present their stories, many automatically assume the information is true, which is why “[e]rroneous reporting by established organizations is a bigger threat than
Whether it is news channels on the television or whether it is Twitter and Facebook news, the public will always have a way to find out current reports. Since society has become so dependent on technology, a greater amount of individuals get their actual news online and especially through social media. As many of the public know, you cannot trust what people online are saying. Since individuals are so accustomed to getting the news online, many of them tend to believe what they just happen to scroll across on Twitter and Facebook or any other sort of social media. Finding actual facts and truths on the news have become so difficult now, due to all of the millions of different sites and places where we can get our news from. The news online tend to be biased and untrue due to how openly and freely individuals can create their own site and “reports” on current events such as a real news channels would. Social media has just made it more complicated to find the actual accuracy of current events but with enough research, dedication, and using the SMELL test, finding the right information would not be as
In our evolving world, it is difficult to differentiate the truth with the constant pour of information It is a journalist's job to report the truth and to be sure that they have reliable information. A journalist must be successful in performing fast-checking before they can validate a story. Credibility is the backbone on journalism, and once it is destroyed it can be difficult to regain. It is also vital that journalists remain free from faction. When journalists break the obligations of journalism they are subject to criticism and distrust of the public. It becomes an issue when journalists jeopardize the public's ability to be free and
Have people ever thought about the risks of on farm salmonella, and the danger it poses to hog herds as well as the public health? Salmonella control starts at the beginning of finishing farms, breeding herds, feed suppliers, and on to the slaughter houses. Salmonella control programs have already been established in several European countries to help reduce their salmonella on hog farms. Salmonella is one of the most important food borne pathogens as well as the second most common source of zoonotic human infection. Farmers and veterinarians are striving to pursue an effective plan to decrease salmonella on hog farms through several ways of prevention.
In a work where news gets thrown in our faces right , left and center , it becomes difficult to filter out which news is true and which is not. But , before asking how to filter out the news , we need to ask ourselves why should we have to categorise the news as credible or non-credible ? Why would the person writing this article wouldn’t want to lie to me ? Many times a journalist may get a story from a source who may or may not be very honest or in some rare cases journalists may make up stories with twisted facts and misquoting individuals. However, in the media business , when someone makes a mistake , there’s always ten others who are waiting to point it out. What makes the media credible, to the everyday reader, is the idea that the
People must carefully sift through the abundant amounts of information from the media in order to find factual information and avoid dissonance in their lives from false media messages. Political, scientific, and social publications can include bias from the journalists, so kudos to the media for finding inventive ways to craft stories in order to sell their publications. Separating fact from fiction has always been difficult and it is increasingly becoming more difficult to discern as journalists have hidden agendas and tainted points of view. One must be vigilant and skeptical and gather information from many different sources in order to weed out bias and misinformation.
The media has been around since the days of the printing press, to modern times where the vast network of the internet is a crucial part of everyday life. The news became popular because people want to be informed of what happens in their everyday life. Over the years, it has greatly changed and evolved. As time moved forward and technology improved, it became easier and faster to spread news and events around the world; data of information could be looked up in an instant because of innovations like computers and smartphones. Unfortunately, at the same time, it became simple to create “fake news” and manipulate the general public. Nowadays, fraudulent or flashy headlines along with false information in articles can be seen more frequently.
An infectious disease that I would to address is salmonella, which is a waterborne pathogen disease or food poisoning. And the agent of the disease is a bacteria. It is commonly caused by eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water and touching infected animals and not washing your hands afterwards (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015a). Salmonella infection especially affects the intestinal tract of a human body and live in animal and human intestines. The people primarily affected by the disease are zoologist, veterinarian or zoo keeper, old adults, infants, pregnant women and their unborn babies, older adults and a person with weakened immune systems. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Salmonella may be found in the feces of some animals, and people can become infected if they do not wash their hands after contact with animals or animal feces.
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is a pathogen commonly associated with localized intestinal infection in humans. For its survival and propagation as a facultative intracellular pathogen, this Gram-negative bacterium has developed a variety of ways to manipulate host cell processes (Malik-Kale et al. 2011). Besides phagocytic internalization (by, e.g., macrophages, neutrophils, or dendritic cells), Salmonella infection is characterized by the bacterial-induced uptake of the pathogen into non-phagocytic enterocytes of intestinal epithelium (Perrett & Zhou 2013).
These days, if the media is not about some insignificant celebrity gossip, it is focusing on spinning a controversy in one form or another. There has been a blurring of the boundary between news and pop culture. In the book Understanding Popular Music by Roy Shuker, Kathleen Turner said that “Popular culture and the mass media have a symbiotic relationship: each depends on the other in an intimate collaboration.” Most news networks are over-saturated with low quality information and convince people that what is shown is based on facts. Enter The Daily Show with John Stewart and the Colbert Report who blur the line between comedy and journalism. Both shows are satirical news television programs that appear on a comedy channel.
My life often overflows with sources which fight for my attention and acknowledgement. A few include social media, newspapers, and people around me, such as beloved parents, pastors, and close friends. My daily routine is full of information, which inform what the weather will be like, if there is construction on my way to work, or the latest gossip. The most interesting sources are usually unique ones, directing information in an unusual way to intrigue the audience and capture their attention. In particular, one of my favorite sources is Buzzfeed. Their editors narrate news stories in a modern way, constantly finding ways to quickly hook readers. I consider this source to be trustworthy because it has a large platform of listening audience. If a source has a large platform, I consider the information it gives as true because I'm certain a large number of listeners check the source's information and alert the audience if the given data is untrue. Another example of truth in a large audience is the local news stations. They rightfully share truthful information to the best of their abilities, for the good of their listeners and the reputation to the community. Other major news sources such as FOX News and CNN have a reputation to hide vital information from the public and distort information, creating a falsehood.
dangerous to infants. Salmonella can also enter and infect the bloodstream, bones, or even the