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colonist crossing the Atlantic Ocean to today’s mass media. Even before we were a country we had printers and journalists writing and printing stories for the people. Looking back, we can divide journalism history into different time periods and see how news reporting developed over time. Some of these time periods include the Colonial Period which spanned from when the first Pilgrims came to America in the mid 1600’s till the 1760’s. Other periods include the Revolution period which picked up from the

Flawed News and Public Opinions TV Journalism has been degraded to the point in which true factual and informative reporting free of bias has been replaced with short news bytes centered and focused on its entertainment value alone. Within the political process, this has mostly served as a disservice to both politicians and the general public audience. Edward J Epstein published a book entitled “News from Nowhere” in which he observed NBC’s news department and how decisions were made on what was

found myself more easily distracted comparing to when watching a television program or news story. It is much easier to pay attention to the later. Moreover, listening to the radio requires a person to use their own imagination more vividly. The audience has to take in what is being described and create their own personal picture of the event. Television seems to give us a more realistic understanding of what it is news anchor is talking about as the consumers can be shown pictures or film footage of

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

Newsworthiness and its effect on white-collar crime depiction The underrepresentation of white-collar crime in the news media is caused by lack of newsworthiness elements required by journalists to sell their stories. In 1977, Chibnall study of newsworthiness has highlighted the eight professional codes that govern the construction of news stories, these include of immediacy, dramatisation, personalisation, simplification, titillation, conventionalism, structured access and novelty (Chibnall 1977

bias. News stations and news reporters claim that they are unbiased by are they really? Brooke Gladstone’s, The Influencing Machine deciphers the different types of biases. News stations such as CNN report on politics and news related to politics. The New York Times reports on “breaking” news stories such as 9/11 or Boston Bombings. The Today reports on breaking news stories and stories for the family. Bias comes in all forms and shapes from the newspaper we read in the morning to the news we watch

Understanding how to perceive the news can be a difficult task especially with their savvy word usages. This essay will explore multiple attributes of the Today show and CNN world news online. We will also exploring marketing perspective to attract an audience, credibility, biasness, uncovering racial or gender stereotypes, and fabrication. Next my research will show if there was any extra research needed to understand what the news report was covering. Lastly sharing options or suggestions on

Imagine a world in which you did not have access to any news – the only thing you consider current events is what you yourself see and what you hear from others. Obviously, this world would be very problematic. We all rely on the news media to connect us to the entire world, which is why the role of journalists is essential. Journalists have the very important duty of reporting on current events accurately and objectively. Along with written text, pictures also tell a story, which presents a

informed decision when voting happens in November (Battaglio). About 60% of estimated voters watched the raw debate so where will the rest of the voters get their information from? They will most likely watch the morning or evening news the next day but the problem is that the news will not be covering the hard facts of the debate. They will be talking about how many times Trump interrupted Clinton, Clinton’s ‘robotic’ answers, and possibly even update us on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce. The viewers

world that his son had been wrongfully accused of bring a racist. His brother also showed up on the news claiming that there are medical reports that show that Martin had abused Zimmerman. (CNN?) As the investigation progressed, phone calls made by witnesses were released. One phone call stood out from the others; in the background of the call, Martin’s cry for help is heard. (ABC News, 2012) After the New Black Panther Party started rallies against Zimmerman and proposed a $10,000 reward for his “capture