The Usual Suspects and Daily Kos

Consequently, the political sphere is now being colonised by the media, and politics has begun re-orientating itself to satisfy the logic of media organisations (Meyer, 2002, p. 71). Therefore, the media are active participants in the policymaking process and the ability to stimulate change or maintain the status quo depends on their choice of subject or policy issue and how they frame it. Active investigative reporting attempts to shape policy outcomes, but this does not necessarily mean that it always represents the most successful approach for gaining policy changes (Spitzer, 1993, p. 7). In fact, sometimes passive, straight reporting can have a greater influence on policy choices. When this occurs, media independence is largely bypassed, as the news generated depends solely on the information released (as public relations material) from legitimate news sources. For example, in the United States, White House staff routinely make ‘leaks’ - expressively to influence policy decisions (Davis, 1992, p. 143; Robinson, 2001, p. 948). Robinson noted that journalists regard “leaks… as indispensable to their work” and that they are aware of their use by officials in return for scoops (2001, p. 949).

On the 3rd of February 1998, a U.S. military jet sliced the wire of a

Over the past few months, I have seen several articles posted on Facebook from www.ConservativeTribune.com. That is not surprising since the majority of the people I know are devout, card carrying conservatives. However, it is surprising that a website that claims to be a legitimate news source often fails to report the whole story – facts are sometimes glossed over in favor of the conservative views of the writer. The website is an online conservative magazine, so a certain amount of bias is expected, but when an article serves no purpose but to agitate and prey on threadbare emotions, the reporting turns from legitimate journalism to yellow journalism (journalism based upon sensationalism, exaggeration, and eye-catching headlines). I

Previous journalist, Jason Goldman-Hall, regards online news bloggers as amateurs who don’t meet the standards that a professional journalist is forced to meet.

Mayor, Darrell Steinberg’s were also utilized, giving a perspective of how the community is processing. "Emotions are understandably high. People are anguished," he said. "I understand it and we understand it. I urge our community to remain peaceful." The article also lacked a clear side on the issue leaving to reader to absorb the information and gather an opinion, this

This article is about the terrible conditions in the slums of New York CIty. When I started reading it the information was similar to all the other articles I already had. Then as you continue down instead of any information it is just pictures. Shortly after that I actually looked at the website and realized it was a blog. Knowing that this does not count as a valid source I will not be using it. I don’t know if Vincze Miklos is credible in any way, or if any of his information is true. For fear of a bad grade I will not be using this blog

Table 1 shows my results after reading 30 newspaper articles. Ten from the LA times, ten from the Washington Post, and Ten from USA Today. After doing a content analysis of all thirty articles I found that the main difference in how the newspapers talk is the language and the quotes from the citizens in the Washington post. The way that the three newspaper companies talk about the DC sniper is different. After reading these newspaper articles each newspaper company talks about the events a little differently. The Washington Post articles tended to be the longest in length and went into much greater detail than the other two newspaper companies. The articles from USA Today were the shortest in length and did not go into much detail about the crimes committed. These articles just talked about the events and what happened with going into much detail about how this really affected the community. The LA Times was in the middle of these two newspaper companies. These articles went into more detail than the USA Today. Even though the numbers show that USA Today, the LA Times went into greater detail about the events. The Washington Post went into greater detail

The Arizona Republic published an article “How do we respond to threats after our endorsement This is how” answering the threats the company has been receiving after making their endorsement public. The press answered with strong evidence of their hard-working workers while supporting the Democrat although they have been labeled as a republican press. Claiming the republican presidential candidate’s “principles weren’t conservative,” and his thinking will rather cause chaos for America. Therefore, the Arizona Republic find themselves drowning in threats from the unsatisfied citizens.

Despite being printed for the same date, in this case January 30th, 2014, the distinction can still be made, and by this it can be said that if the titles of the newspapers were removed it would not be hard to distinguish one from the other. By placing the front page of the New York Times (NYT) and of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) side by side, the reader can piece together few similarities and a greater amount of contrast between the two. These are especially true when looking at the stories that were covered, the amount of space some stories took compared to others, and the slants many of the headlines took.

The last and final difficult conversation was a constructive and mind opening experience on the premise of watching and receiving news. During this conversation, my group watched 20 minutes of both MSNBC and Fox News and from there we collectively discussed it. Our first showing was watching Fox News and for me personally it felt like I was watching the tabloids or some might say a reality show. The reasoning behind my viewpoint of it was of them, the newscaster, talking for a like a good 10 minutes about donuts and their relationship between the struggle of the acting directors of Mike Mulvaney and Leandra English of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In addition, the newscasters are still reporting about President Trump’s comment

Public trust is at the heart of journalism. Such trust is built upon the credibility journalistic efforts. In the past, though mistakes have been made by even the most reputable of news providers, credibility was maintained and public trust in the journalist industry was steady. However, with the Internet taking its first infant steps into the reporting world, concern is being vocalized that public trust in journalism will be damaged by mavericks, such as Matt Drudge, who, without any foundation in reporting seek to tell the entire world every little secret he can dig up. And he’s been wrong.

Mediaite provide a shortened version of the segment (I suppose for expedience and hope not for effect).

During this week I investigated many different news sources and different tactics they use. My research has shown the incredibly strong bias that the media has. To get a full grasp of the biases I had to use source diversity. My sources ranged from social media, to television, to web-based articles. Through my research, I discovered the effective and prevalent uses of loaded language, social media, sensationalism, bias in quotes, and the role of gatekeepers in media.

Taken at face value, Norman Mailer’s Armies of the Night and Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test may seem very similar. They are both centered on a major author of the 1960s and his experiencing of historical events of the time, while set in the style of New Journalism. When examined closer, though, it becomes apparent that these novels represent two very different sides of New Journalism – Armies of the Night an autobiography with personal and political motivations, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test a sociological piece which tries to capture the essence of its subjects rather than the absolute facts. By looking at the form and style which the novels were written in and the motives behind Mailer’s Armies of the Night and Wolfe’s The

A Comparison of Two Different Newspapers In the following essay, I intend to compare the differences and similarities in which two different newspapers - a tabloid (The Mirror) and a broadsheet (The Times) report the same story. I will be looking at the presentation and the use of language as well as the basics of how the story is put forward and told. Both papers are reporting the same story in which Prince Philip made a statement along the lines that 'guns are no more dangerous than cricket bats' following a shooting at a school in Dunblane in Scotland. In general there are many differences between tabloids and broadsheets.