Over the course of many years, the immense development of mass media has had a considerable impact on societal views. This impact can be observed in various news stories through the manner it is being represented and the various techniques being deployed in these particular news stories. The mass media’s dominating size allows it to be an originator of recent events and reports for millions of people. Due to their prominence to present reports and events, they often control and influence the way society’s stance and opinion is towards a specific issue.
In the news recently, Gable Tostee a 28 year old man from the Gold Coast, has been appearing in an innumerable quantity of reports and articles. There has been a lot of controversy generated
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However this news article from the New Zealand Herald, is not as bias to that of the one from A Current Affair, where this one takes more of neutral approach, not just pointing fingers. The title of this news article influences the audience to feel sympathetic for the woman through the words “pleaded before balcony plunge”. The way the word “pleaded” plays a role is by making society almost immediately feel like the woman was begging for her life, and did not want to be killed. The picture being used in this news article, portrays more of a neutral stance, unlike in the previous report where its influences are attempting to criticise Gable Tostee and delineate him as the perpetrator. The picture used by the media is a photograph of Warriena Tagpuno Wright before the incident with a smile on her face. The caption for this picture strikes fear in the audience through the use of statement the direct quote then “You are lucky I haven't chucked you off my balcony”. The statement which then followed with the quote was “Rrie (Warriena) Wright's accused killer is alleged to have told her,” this then represents the situation as Gable Tostee having the intention of chucking her off the balcony, and then the resulting cause of her death being just that. The article continues on referencing the conversation between Warriena Wright and Gable Tostee from the recording on his phone and this conversation that the media is presenting, influences the audience’s opinions even greater as the article continues. Between the video news report and the news article, the report emphasises more on the dangerous character Gable Tostee and the dating application, and how guilty he is. The news article conversely focuses more on giving the actualities of what happened that night and how it came to be, not trying to forcibly influence opinions by pointing
The criminal case covered in this essay involve a triple family murder done by an 18 year old student named Jason Alexander Downie. Jason migrated from Kilmarnock, Scotland to Adelaide, Australia in 2006 with his mother. He was known to have sexual infatuation with a 16 year old named Chantelle Rowe (Shears 2012) and was jealous with one of his friend who was dating her. Downie’s lawyer said that his client has no intention killing anyone and only wanted to “confront Chantelle’s boyfriend in the mistaken belief that he was staying [at her home...
On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese was murdered outside a liquor store at 3:20 AM. She screamed for help, but her pleas were mostly ignored as neighbours dismissed it as a drunken brawl between lovers. Her killer stabbed her twice in the back, before a neighbour scared him away by shouting, “Let that girl alone.” Still, no one went to check up on Genovese who, now injured, continued to cry out, “If someone doesn’t help me I’m going to die!” (Pelonero, 2014). Her killer returned 10 minutes later to rape and stab her to death. In the aftermath of her murder, a neighbour admitted to the police that he “didn’t want to get involved.” Genovese’s murder has became a figurehead for the bystander effect, due to the apathy displayed by the reported 38
...her and the more modern case of Brian Walski demonstrates the importance of ethics in the mass media. With the public dependent on photographers for images that will give an accurate and true representation of the facts, in some cases even leading to such important decisions as giving relief aid, waging war, or determining votes in an election, it is vitally important that journalistic images be true and unaltered likenesses of real persons and events. Even apparently innocent misrepresentations, designed to create a better image or better prove a point, can have serious consequences for the photographer, the subjects of the image, and the public. It is a reminder of the importance of honesty in all professions.
Many people in London are not willing to accept murder as a form of justice as previous research reports and most especially the family of Mark Duggan. Duggan’s family together with many other people opposes the lawful killing arguing that the killing was not properly justified. On the other hand, the state of London carried out investigations and found out that the killing was vindicated and thus it was a lawful killing according to the metropolitan police. The report given by the government to mark the accountability of the killing of Mark Duggan lawfuly took a period of three and half years to be written and had been announced to the public and the family of Mark Duggan. The mother of Mark Duggan, Pamela Duggan said that the state’s report was just like a slap in the face because it took much time to come up with the report and thus Pamela as the mother of Mark did not trust the report. To some extent, Pamela Duggan was right because it is impossible for a state of a nation to carry out investigations for the killing of one person for a period of more than three years meaning that the investigations had been interfered with by government officials in the fear of being blamed of having murdered someone. At each and every stage of the investigation, the state has been seen to avoid the blame of having murdered Mark Duggan and
The topic of murder itself can be a very emotional subject for some people. But, when you add in the fact that she had 38 known witnesses that did nothing, it makes the story and subject much more heartbreaking. The first example of an emotional appeal in the editorial is, “All we want is a phone call. We don’t even need to know who is making it.” This quote was said by Police Lieutenant Bernard Jacobs. The purpose is to show that anyone that hesitated to get involved, in fear of being questioned, or having to go to court, still could have done something. By saying the witnesses could have remained anonymous, creates a sense of guilt for the witnesses that only watched, and turned the other cheek. Jacobs goes on further to say, “He said he figured nobody would do anything to help.” This is what Kitty Genovese’s murder said after they caught him. This is a very emotional sentence because it is showing that he knew Kitty would be a good victim to target. He knew that people were only worried about themselves, that they wouldn’t step in and help. To readers the sentence is a wake up call, that some people, that may end up a killer, can judge other people's human
398).It is also stated that news divisions reduced their costs, and raised the entertainment factor of the broadcasts put on air. (p. 400). Secondly, the media determines its sources for stories by putting the best journalists on the case and assign them to areas where news worthy stories just emanates. (p.400). Third, the media decides how to present the news by taking the most controversial or relevant events and compressing them into 30 second sound-bites. (p.402). finally, the authors also explain how the media affects the general public. The authors’ state “The effect of one news story on public opinion may be trivial but the cumulative effect of dozens of news stories may be important. This shows a direct correlation between public opinions and what the media may find “relevant”. (Edwards, Wattenberg, Lineberry, 2015, p.
The media takes a biased approach on the news that they cover, giving their audience an incomplete view of what had actually happened in a story. Most people believe that they are not “being propagandized or being in some way manipulated” into thinking a certain way or hearing certain “truths” told by their favorite media outlets (Greenwald 827). In reality, everyone is susceptible to suggestion as emphasized in the article “Limiting Democracy: The American Media’s World View, and Ours.” The
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The attack left the victim with severe open wounds on the left side of the face. Unexpectedly, the use of CCTV footage accompanied the other photo evidence presented in court. However the footage was poor and unclear, resulting in a continuous cycle of question and answer to make sense of the footage. I was surprised at how significant the CCTV footage was to this case as it was repeatedly played in the courtroom. It began to grow rather tedious and repetitive; however it was a crucial component to discovering the actuality of the events that occurred the night of the
When reporting crime events the media focus only on the negative scenarios that can impact the society, these events are to be know as “newsworthy” (Hall, 1978). Newsworthy crime news is formed through the selective approach taken by the editors where only the main idea of the topic is likely to be reproduced in the media. This is due to crime is not an open event as witnesses are limited hence the selective approach allows the editor to only report the thrilling parts of the crime. (Stuart Hall, 1978: p.53) quoted “‘News’ is the end-product of a complex proves which begins with a systematic sorting and selecting of events and topics according to a socially constructed set of categories”. As a result, this approach has formed bias opinions towards crime reporting as it’s presented in the editor’s point of view (Hall, 1978). The media hence only targets crime with events that is unexpected and events that’s viewed as out of the norm compared to the majority of the society. Alternatively, this changes the view of audiences as they view the society as a ‘problematic reality’ (Hall, 1978). The majority of world is therefore mislead by the fictional reporting of crime as many consumers
It’s time to make the right decision. I believe that you will make the right decision and bring justice to my client. Firstly, the use of technical codes is very evident throughout this article, the front page article released by Woman’s day takes up over two thirds of the front page making it very intriguing for the public. The headline reads “Diana tried to kill me” and this is presented in a way to make the readers believe that it is a quote, when in fact it is not.
The way Victoria hurts and the indifference of her captors and spectators is brutally tough to watch. We see the cycle repeat and Victoria suffer with her tormented screams as her memory is wiped each time. We can’t help but sympathize, but at the same time, we’re being asked to sympathize with someone whose crime was unforgivable. It adds to the problem with the public being way too invested in other people 's struggles. This can be tied to the Casey Anthony case that happened in 2008. Casey Anthony was the mother of a two year old girl, Caylee Anthony, who mysteriously disappeared in Florida. When the case finally went to trial, the prosecution painted a picture of Casey Anthony as a promiscuous party girl, unconcerned with her missing daughter and responsible for her murder. This drew much attention to the young mother. Casey Anthony is now an extremely well-known name around the United States, when it should not be. Even though Casey was found not guilty, she still is almost a celebrity for committing a horrendous crime. Along with Victoria, these two women should not be seen as popular.
There are many criminal events that occur every day, however only a few are selected as they are deemed to be newsworthy. Chibnall (1977) claimed that a story is classed as newsworthy if it is dramatized, immediate and involves structured access. ‘The Sun’ could be seen to use all these elements, for example they over emphasize on the violence that occurred and ...
In our democratic society, mass media is the driving force of public opinion. Media sources such as Internet, newspaper, news-broadcasts, etc, play significant roles in shaping a person’s understanding and perception about the events occurred in our daily lives. But how much influence does the mass media poses on our opinion? Guaranteed by the First Amendment in American Constitution, the media will always be there to inform us about the different events or issues they feel are important for the public. The media constantly bombards us with news, advertisements, etc, wher...
The mass media has played a key role in shaping people’s lives. The modern society’s use of mass media including TV, radio, newspaper, as well as print media has largely influenced people’s ideas regarding themselves and the society at large. This is evident from their behavior towards themselves and their community as well as their treatment of the environment. While some experts believe that the media is to blame for most of the negative behavioral traits among the active members of society, the majority agree that the media makes people understand and develop a positive sense of association with their society within which they live, making it easy for them to identify and get their role in it.