Summary Of The Reality Of A Fake Image

Stories sometimes are true and sometimes they are false but it is up to the public to believe in what is right and what is wrong. In this day and age, where information is available at the touch of a mouse, it’s not surprising that the media is a particularly dominant and powerful

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.

Over the last several years the Canadian Military has come under considerable pressure to appropriately deal with the moral issue of sexual harassment and assault of women within its sphere. The Canadian media has given a number of reports during this time that have attacked military leaders for their failure to bring about constructive change. The moral issue of how women are treated in the military is of upmost importance; however I have chosen to write on the moral issue of honesty and accuracy in news reporting. Was the media honest and accurate in its reporting when it constantly used a news-byte from a recent interview with General Tom Lawson, leader of the Canadian Armed Forces? The news-byte being considered gave a detrimental or slanted view of

It was perplexing time for The New York Times; a chapter, in their long-run, of fabrications that are now consider fabulists and egregious plagiarism. Hard News by Seth Mnookin, recounts the time a narcissistic and pedantic executive editor, named Howell Raines took took charged of the steering-wheel of one of the most reliable and prominent newspapers in the nation. It is described how Raines and other high-profiled and important figures for the paper, such as managing editor Gerald M. Boyd, dealt with the Jayson Blair’s scandal. The Jayson Blair scandal is about the terrible repercussions when plagiarism and fabulism is committed by a reporter. It not only tarnishes the reporter’s reputation but the newspaper’s transparency as a whole. I

When the public is informed about the shortcomings of war, rarely are they shown lavishly graphic imagery, unless one has personally sought it out. This probable notion of censorship is the issue raised by Torie Rose Deghett in the article “The War Photo No One Would Publish”. Deghett introduces the reader to a potentially unfamiliar and graphic image taken during the Gulf War by photographer Kenneth Jarecke. The mere description of this image is incredibly distressing, and leads to Deghett’s main argument, where she questions if broadcasting images of this nature is necessary in order to keep the public informed. Throughout the piece Daghett appears to be mainly in favor of allowing these images to be present in the media, throughout describing how the Gulf War was dehumanized through the blocking of gruesome photographs such as Jarecke’s. While Daghett brings light to the many pitfalls of

John Pilger’s ‘The War You Don’t See’ promotes many strong ideas, with a strong focus on the value of honesty and the lack of it. Raising the issue of when the media do not do their job, the public is manipulated as we are not told the whole truth therefore are not aware of the horrific and

The film Shattered Glass presents the ethical issues of fabrication and the deception of the writer, Stephen Glass, to his editor and co-workers. He deliberately sensationalized his stories in order to gain his reader’s attention. His facts were partially, if not completely, inaccurate and he presented notes that he fabricated as facts for each of his pieces at the New Republic. Journalists in the media have a duty to the people to report the truth and follow an ethical code whenever reporting stories.

Prior to the advent of television, the majority of the American public was unaware of the extensive violence and shock inflicted on the nation’s soldiers during WWI and WWII. As a result, many Americans supported fighting a brutal and bloody war due to their ignorance of the severity of the wars. However, by the time of the Vietnam War, most American households had access to television and saw, for the first time, videos and photos of the violence and atrocities that were being inflicted on soldiers in the war.1 These images spurred disgust and anger in many American who never truly witnessed the extensive carnage and ultimately spurred nationwide protests. Clearly, the value of violence in visual media is on display in the case of the Vietnam War. The shock

While many people perceive images to be fully reliable, how the image is used is what really determines its validity. In this essay I will be briefly demonstrating the different ways in which fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) is used and how this brain imaging technology can help investigate the relationship between biological factors and behaviors of schizophrenia patients. These demonstrations will serve as a buildup to the main focus of this essay: evaluating the use of a specific brain imaging technology, fMRI. The evaluation of fMRI can be measured through the evaluation of studies about schizophrenic patients. How the study case is evaluated also depends partly on the evaluation of the used technology itself. The two

For example, in 2003, on Fox News, Geraldo Rivera – while not officially an embed -- revealed certain key details of military operations in Iraq which led to the Pentagon removing him from theater. This case highlights the issues surrounding reporters in an active conflict.

            As a writer, I chose to write in order to move the reader to action and convey the importance of truth. One of the biggest issues that we are faced with in the “post-truth era” is fake news. It is a key contributor because the articles and videos that we often read and watch use emotional appeal, so it is often difficult to determine whether or not what we are reading and watching is factual. Throughout the collage, there are several images that comically appeal to the viewers in relation to fake news. For example, the cartoon by Tom Stiglich shows President Trump covering up the b and r in breaking and replacing it with an f to say faking. Similarly, the image by Rob Rodgers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, visually depicts the dangers of social media and fake news, by illustrating how an American is so distracted by his phone and the media, that he is about to fall into a hole. Both these articles are trying to depict the dangers of fake news and how the spreading of lies and propagating only creates more severe issues.

Vitalii Sediuk is a Ukrainian journalist who is well known for harassing American celebrities but excuses it by labeling it a prank. He is able to do this by using his old, press credentials from his former employer, Ukrainian TV channel 1+1 (Pocklington). His first prank was in 2011; Sediuk pranked Madonna at the Venice Film Festival by giving her hydrangeas, knowing that she didn’t like (Pocklington). Even though this prank is simple and harmless, Sediuk’s stunts leaned more towards disruptions and harassments than just joking around as a journalist. The media has painted him as a harmless joker, despite his charge of battery and assault after an incident with Brad Pitt in 2014 (Pockington). This false image created of Sediuk could be considered as “Double Talk;” where they replace the words “harassment” or “disorder” with something that is not as strong such as “prank.” Throughout this paper, I will discuss the negative connotations from these pranks as well as why the media should label them for what they really are.

Chaos, a state of utter confusion or disorder. Chaos, a word often used to describe the scene of a tragic event such as a natural disaster or an act of terrorism. Whether in movies or in real life we have all seen chaos at work. Smoke and screams fill the air. Law enforcement franticly runs about trying to help in any way possible. Reporters and photographers arrive in swarms to get the inside scoop on the next ground breaking tragedy. When the Boston bombing happened on April 15, 2013 there was no exception to this pattern of events. Many photographs were taken of the aftermath, but one photo in particular seems to have captured the frantic atmosphere of the moment. It depicts an older man who, mid run, had been knocked

Deception, especially in the media is a highly dangerous walking ground. It can come internally and it can come externally. It comes through the mouth of people and sometimes even within the mind of the individual. But the worst and most common scenario is when deception occurs in the media. And to be able to spot deceptive techniques used in the news one most understand how to identify frames. When identifying media frames the actual content of news reports is less relevant than the interpretive commentary that surround it. Generally speaking this is broadly evident in journalism, but it is especially evident in television news which is filled with metaphors, catchphrases, and other symbolic devices that implicitly present an underlying storyline. By using these devices the media is able to form a rhetorical bridge between bits of information by creating a context and developing relationships between multiple

While all media outlets work for profit, a code of ethics must still govern over the way they report stories and get their sources. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. During the infamous Charlie Hebdo attacks in France, french news outlets were in a frenzy trying to report updates on the attacks. These news outlets reported were people were hiding while the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo headquarters were still taking place. These hostages eventually sued these news outlets for endangering their lives. In an attempt to keep up with the speed of news dissemination on social media, these news outlets put people’s lives in danger for the cost of a