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The Role of the Media
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A free press is one of the cornerstones of a democracy. Its role has always been to inform the public of important events and to deliver the truth.
A free press is society's protection against a government that would lie to its people.Democratic countries have always cherished their traditions of free and open news reporting.
The news media-newspapers, news magazines, and TV news collecting organizations such as CNN-have always been thought of as service organizations charged with the responsibility of keeping the people correctly informed.
But lately the news media are being accused of ignoring their basic responsibility of reporting the news and becoming entertainers instead.
No longer mere reporters of the news, today's newspapers and newscasts often sensationalize events in oder to attract bigger reading or viewing audiences. Serving the public may now be only half of their mission. The other half is to make money.
In the U.S. some news anchors have salaries in the millions of dollars a year. Reporting the news has become big business, and reporters can become millionaires.
Technology is partly to blame. With today's instant satellite communication and "On-the-spot" live broadcasting, the public has been spoiled into expecting to find out about events as soon as they happen. This has news organizations scrambling to be first to report any big, important events.
The competition among news reporters is cutthroat, since whoever gets there first gets the payoff, usually big bonuses from their employers. Most people still blame the so-called "paparazzi" news photographers for the death of Britain's Princess Diana because they were chasing her car in hopes of taking pictures that could make them rich.
Always looking for a scandal to titillate the public, news organizations often rush to judgment and print rumors which have not been verified. Sometimes reputations are ruined beyond repair.
Afraid of boring the public, they report tragic events as though they were action movies. Live coverage of natural disasters such as hurricanes lets people sit at home and watch while homes and building are destroyed before their eyes.
They's no denying that because of the news media today's public is better informed than ever before, but whether that public awareness is worth the price we pay is somewhat debatable.
Q1) Do you agree that the news media is guilty of sensationalizing the news?
If so, how often do you think it happens? Tell why you think so.
* A lot. (almost always)
* Sometimes.
* Occasionally.
Q2) What is the danger of news reporters sensationalizing the news? What are some possible negative effects?
Q3) If you think that news organizations sensationalize the news sometimes, why do you think they do it?
*Because of competiton with other news agencies.
*Because the public wants to be entertained.
*A different reason. Explain.
Q4) Do you think that the news media has any role in determining which political figures (politicians) get elected to office? Can the media make the public like or dislike a certain politician by their reporting?
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A free press is society's protection against a government that would lie to its people.Democratic countries have always cherished their traditions of free and open news reporting.
The news media-newspapers, news magazines, and TV news collecting organizations such as CNN-have always been thought of as service organizations charged with the responsibility of keeping the people correctly informed.
But lately the news media are being accused of ignoring their basic responsibility of reporting the news and becoming entertainers instead.
No longer mere reporters of the news, today's newspapers and newscasts often sensationalize events in oder to attract bigger reading or viewing audiences. Serving the public may now be only half of their mission. The other half is to make money.
In the U.S. some news anchors have salaries in the millions of dollars a year. Reporting the news has become big business, and reporters can become millionaires.
Technology is partly to blame. With today's instant satellite communication and "On-the-spot" live broadcasting, the public has been spoiled into expecting to find out about events as soon as they happen. This has news organizations scrambling to be first to report any big, important events.
The competition among news reporters is cutthroat, since whoever gets there first gets the payoff, usually big bonuses from their employers. Most people still blame the so-called "paparazzi" news photographers for the death of Britain's Princess Diana because they were chasing her car in hopes of taking pictures that could make them rich.
Always looking for a scandal to titillate the public, news organizations often rush to judgment and print rumors which have not been verified. Sometimes reputations are ruined beyond repair.
Afraid of boring the public, they report tragic events as though they were action movies. Live coverage of natural disasters such as hurricanes lets people sit at home and watch while homes and building are destroyed before their eyes.
They's no denying that because of the news media today's public is better informed than ever before, but whether that public awareness is worth the price we pay is somewhat debatable.
Q1) Do you agree that the news media is guilty of sensationalizing the news?
If so, how often do you think it happens? Tell why you think so.
* A lot. (almost always)
* Sometimes.
* Occasionally.
Q2) What is the danger of news reporters sensationalizing the news? What are some possible negative effects?
Q3) If you think that news organizations sensationalize the news sometimes, why do you think they do it?
*Because of competiton with other news agencies.
*Because the public wants to be entertained.
*A different reason. Explain.
Q4) Do you think that the news media has any role in determining which political figures (politicians) get elected to office? Can the media make the public like or dislike a certain politician by their reporting?
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