Argumentative Essay On Media Bias

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In today’s age of technology and information it is easy for us all to gravitate towards a certain media that we prefer some choose a printed newspaper, others like to watch the news at 5pm, and millennials may prefer Snapchats Discover section. Each of these mediums provide their viewers or readers with information in the form of different content whether it be a visual aid, text, photograph, speech, video, etc. This mingling of medium and content provides us with multiple sources to stay informed, but does not protect us from the bias many media sources contain. By looking at different media though we are able to notice how different content can change our perceptions, and how it affects the amount of information that is being relayed.

The news story that I have chosen to look at is the apprehension of the suspected Manhattan and New Jersey bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami, this 28-year-old man was arrested in New Jersey with connections to New York bombing that injured 28 and a pipe bomb found in New Jersey. This information was found in every news source except the blog and is a basic summary of the …show more content…

For example, the international newspaper the Guardian, and The New York Times provided the most information using a variety of hot and cold media such as photographs, videos, text, and maps. Using such a range in the media and the content that is portrayed paves a path for both interactions with cool media, as well as less interpretive information with hot media. Such vast amounts of information helps make these sources informative but also appeared to be the most biased, setting up Rahami as part of terrorist cell before he has even been charged. The international newspaper the Guardian was also especially political bringing in commentary from the presidential

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