Summary Of Barbara K. Kaing

The effects of media changes have had dramatic effects on how we as a nation absorb and understand information and consume media. In the past with traditional media much of the information we received was controlled and filtered through agenda setting and gate-keeping by a handful of main stream media network giants such as ABC, NBC, and CBS and their affiliates. However, after the development of the internet media began to change and develop in a way that allowed for the unlimited sharing of media and information which began to cause conflict with traditional media outlets. Lule (2017) “A 2010 Pew Research Center report found that more Americans receive their news via the Internet than from newspapers or radio

The findings from this article revealed that consistent conservatives distrusted most news media outlet and consistent liberals trusted most news media outlet as well as had a wider range of news outlet. There also was a correlation between how one’s political views influenced what news media outlet one would use. This article was interesting since it showed how political views impact news viewing. As well as what news outlets are considered more on the left or right of the political

Having control over an entire country’s population’s opinion is a powerful thing to have. Possessing that control would allow you to direct how the population spends their money or even who they like and dislike in politics. The mainstream media news outlets have this control and are expected to give us information that is unbiased, fair, and not meant to sway our opinion. The topic I will be exploring is bias in the mainstream news media and how it affects their viewers. This is an important topic in the field of communication because it has such a great impact on any country that uses mass media to disseminate information. The information can be given to the viewers with a certain twist to intentionally shape their view of an event, or it can be unintentionally bias just by the tone and manner they are reporting on the event. I am going to research how mass media news outlets influence the viewers opinion, and what goes into picking the news stories covered. These are controversial topics to get into, but important to consider. They can have a very big impact on things like elections for a political office, support or dislike of a certain group, or can sway your opinion of who is the hero in a certain story. My sources will need to show specific examples of how the media is biased towards one opinion, what the effects are from this, and who makes the determination of the bias that is being displayed.

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.

Everyday we go through life with the same rituals that we have come accustomed We repeat these daily cycles so often and never realize why we do the things we do, or the reason behind them. We bring up the subject of Media Bias and at most times it seems as if it is an abstract concept. We do not usually see the blindfold that is held over our eyes while we are presented with the news about the world, our neighborhood, and our cities. In my opinion, Media Bias is just a preference automatically set for us based upon many qualities that the viewer audience tend to share. I will provide evidence that shows that we are all victims of Media Bias and that it constantly effects our lives even if we don’t know it.

Through the advancing technologies of the modern world, information has become more accessible, interactive, and well distributed. People are able to receive all kinds of information via social media platforms, online blogs, televisions, radios, cell phone apps, magazines, newspapers, and etcetera. Those information help people get a better understanding of the world around them. But due to individuality, different subject matters create different responses and opinions. Political issues in the United States receive lots of attention from all over the world. Media and politics in the U.S. go hand in hand with one another. A study done by Rainie, Smith, Schlozman, Brady, and Verba at Pew Internet Research shows that 60% of the American adult population uses social media sites, and 66% of that population has participated in political activities on social media (2012). With the mass majority of people who are involved in political activities over media, rationalization over political issues can be complicated due to the different sources of information and the views of individuals. Especially during the presidential elections, millions of dollars are spent on campaign ads which many argued that they are considered biased. Nevertheless, it raises the question of whether the media is politically biased or the public is biased over political issues. With the evidence collected from the assimilation effect, hostile media phenomenon, and uses and

Studies show how the role of mass media has triggered an enormous influence in the lives of our nation’s citizens. Nevertheless, what I have observed over the course of my life is how the mass media have predominantly swayed, persuaded and changed various people’s views and opinions of the world quite drastically. A journalist’s influence on politics and the election process can influence various undecided voters for they are the ones choosing what appears in the media. Pertaining to the press, we observe how exactly mass media play a role in shaping public opinion. Consequently, mass media have changed from a time when the government used the media as a medium to influence voters, committees, and communities. However, the media have the authority and ability to inform the people, yet, repeatedly, the stories given to the public come across as biased and distorted for reasons we don’t fully comprehend. Through the practice of slant and sensationalism, we begin to understand the ways the media have begun to form our views and interpretations in society as well as the method by which we choose our nation’s leaders.

It has become common for the modern day society to rely on different sources for their news. Because of the internet and other technological devices that have developed over the years, our access to the news have greatly increased. However, along with this comes the familiar issue of media distortion. In the beginning of the year, I decided to study the power of media in depth—specifically media bias and its influence on public opinion on current events. I chose the media as my subject not only because it affects all aspects of our lives, but also because many people can identify themselves with it, like me. Eventually, I realized that I did not want to limit my research solely on bias in the media, so I decided to also focus on influence on the public as well. Throughout my research, I analyzed diverse but relevant articles in order to better my understanding the effect of the media.

As humans, most of us strongly stand by our opinions specifically concerning politics. There are numerous media outlets that we are exposed to daily that are managed by individuals who hold resolute views regarding specific pressing political topics. They share their views with the general public. Media is made up of various dissimilar forms. These include social media, television, radio, and podcasts. As a result of these abundant media sources, many viewers are affected by what they are subjected to daily when exhibiting media. Thus, media in the United States is biased; News outlets have agendas that they adhere to actively making all media slanted to one side. Media viewers and the general public may have biased understandings regarding news, nevertheless U.S. Media will always be more bias.

Mass media coverage, which is most common in developed nations, has been a key benefactor that plays a significant role in the modern world by broadcasting information quickly. A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and Press found in the United States that television ranks number one as the leading source of daily news followed by newspapers, radio, and the internet. Knowledge has never been so easily accessible than it is now, with the latest news being available to us, whenever and usually wherever. An unforeseen consequence looms over us because of this convenience. The media’s extensiveness is so great that it inevitably bears certain problems such as reporting inadequate information or creating bias. As a society, we should rethink some opinions and investigate numerous perspectives before making judgments in order to avoid prejudice.

The political behavior of citizens, policymakers, and the political agenda are increasingly shaped by the mass media. Throughout our country 's relatively modern political history, what the masses consume on television, radio, newspapers, and now the Internet, guides and shapes a person 's respective political ideology in a significant manner. Although numerous factors are involved in shaping a political ideology, the media is the most crucial as it is the most consistent influencing factor throughout a person 's lifetime, and acts as the ongoing

As the world becomes a global village due to technology our society changes with it. We become more and more civilized that our way of life must change to match the changes in our world. One of the most common changes that have hit our today’s society is media. Media has penetrated through all barriers including our war fronts and areas where man never thought to have penetrated. As media develops through the years and technology expands more media outlets open and so the society has and continues to move away from the mainstream media (CBS, NBC, Fox News, CNN, ABC, etc.) to local media and different websites to get their news. The trust society had in Television and the mainstream media to provide true and uncontaminated reports has faded and therefore society is moving away from these to where they believe they can get news first hand. In this paper, I will attempt to explain why in today 's media many people don 't just rely on the major networks but go online for news (Local, National, and Global). Could this be splintering our views and causing more anger? Should it be regulated? I will also attempt to express my opinion on what the business of news is becoming in the next ten years.

Scholars have been attempting to unearth the effects of media on the public for quite a few years. Researchers have recognized that the effects of media are distinctive and indirect. The media has been so influential in the recent year that it can influence people about what to think (Wanta, Golan, & Lee, 2004). According to McCombs and Shaw (1972), the most important influence of media is the agenda setting perspective about issues that are deemed most important. Therefore, media campaigns that are properly designed can change the

To understand the issues of whether or not the media is biased or not, one must first understand the importance of the media in today’s society. Every broadcasting and narrowcasting medium is considered as media. This includes newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, billboards, and internet. The various forms of media are used to spread information. The media is so wide-ranged that a community group or organization can meticulously target almost any sector. Which allows the media to target almost any section of the public by looking closely at where it is directing its focus. The media is a crucial part of the average American’s life. The viewers/consumers are what drive the sources to release more stories, however they do not directly control

Jim Morrison, an American song writer, singer and poet, once said, “Whoever controls the media, controls the mind”. The Media have become one of the most dominant source of education of the 21st century. We could argue that most Americans use the media as their main source of information. The side effect of that is the fact that the media are very polarized. With the ongoing polarization, we could hypothesize that people would have been more politically educated and oriented if the media was not infiltrated.