media’s responsibilities Essay

Throughout The Shooting of J.J. Harper Elizabeth Comack discusses the shooting of First Nations man J.J. Harper. Comack discusses the ongoing problem with Aboriginal Peoples and the police and how the investigation into the shooting explains the distrust Aboriginals have for the police. She provides many different ways law enforcement failed in a fair investigation and how the Aboriginal People were treated in the aftermath of the shooting. Although Comack discusses the ways the police tried to cover up the case she does leave out some particular areas of concern, such as the high arrest rates for the Aboriginal community and why these rates are so high as well as what police and society need to work on to improve Aboriginal Peoples trust in the future. While Comack touches base on extremely important events following the shooting, she fails to elaborate on a few major issues that should be discussed when discussing Aboriginal Peoples distrust in the police.

In this reflection paper, I will be discussing the R v Mann case. In this case, the specific issue from that judgement I wish to address is whether race is necessary to acknowledge in the dimensions regarding the police detention practices. This reflection paper will first acknowledge how the Supreme Court of Canada could have factored in race into its analysis in R v Mann. Next, the paper will examine the case through the lens of the Critical Race Theory (CRT) and cultural competence to help better understand the issue of race. I will then conclude my paper with a brief discussion of the next steps to address where to go from here regarding the issue of race.

Statistic shows that “ 18 percent of racialized men report experiencing discrimination or unfair treatment when dealing with the police or courts; compared to 5.8 percent of non-racialized men in Canada”(Statistic Canada, 2009). Racism is a specific belief that human race unlikeness put them into different groups and also affect their status in society (J.S. Frideres, February 2006). History of racial discrimination foundation in Canada is long, has many different aspects and begins in 18th century. On that time, European began to colonize territory of today’s Canada and build friendly relationships with native population. They help each other to build new, intelligence society; however, even if colonizers collaborated with aboriginal people, First Nation was, for them, no more than “noble savages”. Then, when time of their partnership had gone, Europeans betrayed indigenous people and put them in a special area with ban to go somewhere else. From that time, racism began to progress

The majority of cast members in movies, and television shows, from the past and modern day seem to all share one thing in common: they are straight, white, and male. Once one becomes aware, it is not difficult to notice this everywhere. What is being noticed is the severe lack of well written, and well represented people of color, women, and members of the LGBT+ community. Representation, according to Rick Beach, is “the ways in which the media portrays particular groups, communities, experiences, ideas, or topics from a particular ideological perspective.” This means there is usually only good representation for majorities, and bad representation for minorities. Normally, this means stereotypes are played up about people of color, women,

       The death of Princess Diana on August 31, 1997 shocked the world; her death was

     It has been said that the media is a bad influence on society. This is true in some cases, but we have to also add this to the statement; society also influences the media by what it chooses to promote or watch. Media is a very important part of society today. Even with its adverse effects, we could not live without it.

The draft is coming along very well, in my opinion. I am really enjoying writing this piece because I like that I am acting as a journalist in it. I now understand something that many in our society do not. Therefore, exposing the truth behind our reliance on technology is something cathartic. I want others to read what I have written because I want them to understand the same things I now do about the corporations that silently own our data, and subsequently us. Furthermore, the biggest hurdle so far is trying to write over two-thousand words on my topic. It requires me to dig deep in order to overcome it, and to find as many examples as possible. I do not want to write meaningless things just to meet the word count, so I take this obstacle as a challenge. It is one that I know I defeat with a little more research and self-reflection on my opinion on the issue. The thing that keeps me going is that little voice in the back of my mind that I am letting others know about a topic that is not covered as much in the mainstream media. This is important to uncover the truth, and then expose those who are trying to keep those facts a secret from the general public. Also, I believe that the only thing you can do to help is to critique my paper during our conference. This will help me to see if I am going in the right direction with my piece.

Newspapers are essential in everyone’s daily life as it is the main source of news since the olden days before the television was invented. Without the newspapers, where does the news come from? Particularly in Malaysia, there are several languages used in the country. The main languages used however are English, Bahasa and Mandarin. Each of these different languages have specially dedicated newspapers to the particular language.

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The term media is often represented within popular culture in varying degrees. To a great extent, there seems to be a tendency to interchange media and mass communication. In this regard, it is imperative and perhaps prudent to define media holistically before proceeding further. For purposes of coherence, the definition of media will be categorized into two spheres; traditional media and new media. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (2009), traditional media can be defined as the collective media technologies such as radio, newspapers, television, newsletter, magazines, and other print publications. New media, on the other hand, refers to the new generation of digital, computerized, or networked information and communication technologies (Electronic Frontier Foundation, 2009). Examples of new media include internet forums, blogs, wikis, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr. There can be no gainsaying that the distinct role of the media, aside from providing entertainment, is the dissemination of information to the general public. The purpose of this paper is to critically examine how the media influences politics.

Can the media really persuade you into thinking a way about a person you have not even meet? The media can make influence you into thinking a certain way about some and also influence a choice that you could have to make about them that could change their life forever. To prove this I have researched into articles that could help me prove that the media can influence these things.

     In the late Seventies, America became shocked and outraged by the rape, mutilation, and murder of over a dozen young, beautiful girls. The man who committed these murders, Ted Bundy, was later apprehended and executed. During his detention in various penitentiaries, he was mentally probed and prodded by psychologist and psychoanalysts hoping to discover the root of his violent actions and sexual frustrations. Many theories arose in attempts to explain the motivational factors behind his murderous escapades. However, the strongest and most feasible of these theories came not from the psychologists, but from the man himself, "as a teenager, my buddies and I would all sneak around and watch porn. As I grew

For hundreds of years, the role of the press was to inform citizens of the truth and provide a launch point for discourse and debate, forming an important pillar of democracy. Today, there is still a widely held belief that the media is and should still serve as a guardian of the public interest. The sad reality however is that media does not and has not lived up to this ideal of a societal watchdog for decades. For the last few decades, monopolistic ownership has threatened the media’s ability to disseminate truthful, diverse information. Accurate reporting is difficult in a media environment in which easily palatable, cookie cutter programming gains the highest ratings, whether the information presented is true or false. As seen in the recent election, sensationalized speech gains prominence over civilized, informed debate. As a result, the media largely contributes to the rapid decay of democracy in the United States. In this paper I will discuss how Parenti and Drale view media ownership and discuss my opinion and proposed solution to the problems resulting from the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

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.

As a millennial, I have grown up in the digital age. My academics, social life, and family affairs all revolve around media. Keeping a media diary was an interesting and effective way for me to track my media usage. It helped me gain a deeper understanding of my behavior tendencies as well as recognize how media impacts and surrounds me throughout the day. I recorded my viewing, listening, and online activity from Friday, September 9th to Friday, September 16th. My media usage started within minutes of waking up and ended just minutes before going to bed. By recording when and how I used media, I have been able to gain a deeper understanding about my media behaviors in general and was surprised with the amount of my time that consumed through media.