Rhetorical Analysis Of In A Defense Of Newspapers By Jonathan Choi

Garrison Keillor writes for the Washington Post, in which is one of his columns “Beauty is truth and truth is factual” written September 12 2017. Via his column Keillor criticizes President Trump for ignoring reality and facts. He utilizes a narrative style throughout his column with cause and effect, parallelism, and he employs a cautionary tone.

... thought-provoking pictures. Newspapers are essential to informing readers about what is going on in the world around them. Newspapers striving to persuade readers may publish biased articles, but a picture is always trustworthy. By appealing purely to a viewer’s emotions, pictures are much more influential than words could ever be. Ultimately, it is imperative newspapers publish controversial pictures for the sake of the common good.

Newspapers have allowed for such a freedom in our everyday lives, and most have not even realized this fact. They have provided us with an outlet to speak our mind about politics, societal issues, public differences, and religion and cultures. Searching online to find such knowledge can be extremely challenging; moreover, newspapers always seem to be a place to find valid information. Newspapers have started to come off the printer more slowly over the past decade. More people are turning to electronic ways to find information rather than going to the direct source where that electronic media got their information. Most reliable information comes from newspapers where high up and educated citizens or leaders speak their mind on certain and important topics. The reason newspapers should stay a part of today’s society is because they offer a way for people to speak freely about what they please and get their voice heard, they are always credible, and they help us hear the problems of the world openly from different perspectives.

In 1760, The Boston News-Letter was the first newspaper to be continuously published in the United States. A 250-year legacy of printed news could not have lasted if it newspapers didn't not have it uses. Aside from the entertainment value, newspapers exist for the main purpose of bringing news of international, national, and local news to the doorsteps of the people. Without such frequent and stable form of communication, it would be difficult for any nation to call itself a free democracy. Today however, it cannot be expected that newsprint will last forever. Statistical data firmly suggests newspapers around the world are falling both in number and circulation. The past several years have been difficult for newspapers as other news sources have appeared, namely televisions and internet. Many people now fear that the decline of what has, for so long, been the primary source of journalism will have major detrimental effects on the health of the nation as a democracy. I argue that while newspapers have their virtues in serving a democracy, television and the internet are already evolving to fill in as credible news sources.

The news media's main goal is to inform the society. Their task is to notify viewers of new developments around the world. News broadcasts generally strive for accuracy in reports. These reports are presented in an objective manner otherwise they would mislead the masses. It is because the masses do not wish to be mislead that viewers expect these qualities. Censorship should not be imposed upon the news because ...

The Internet has become a very powerful tool in gathering news and information. Websites can direct individuals to literally thousands of stories pertaining to world affairs, national news, arts, sciences etc. that would normally not be found in televised or printed news. Not only can the Internet provide a superior quantity of information, but it also gives individuals the freedom of choice in what they read and view. Normal news outlets cannot give an individual this freedom, and due to the flexibility of the Internet, many people are rejecting traditional sources for news and media and obtaining their daily news via the Internet. Still, the newspaper industry has not been blind to the building popularity of Internet news. In fact, many newspapers are discovering that the use of the Internet is a low-cost way to increase readership and to increase revenues through advertising. Because of this, familiar newspapers such as the “New York Times,” the “Wall Street Journal” and the “Washington Post” have begun posting daily editions of their papers online. Each newspapers’ website can be viewed via the following links - http://www.nytimes.com/: http://online.wsj.com/public/us: http://www.washingtonpost.com/?LOAD_PAGE&reload=true. The remainder of this paper will compare the strengths and/or weaknesses of each sites’ layout, evaluate the variety of news content on each site, and try to determine the possible readership each paper is attempting to appeal to. These three particular newspapers are chosen due to their comparable fame and resources. This is important when evaluating a paper’s content because limitations in resources could restrict how effectively a paper can cover brea...

Newspapers have been seen to be a reliable source since 1704, this was an American newspaper called the Boston newsletter. Britain's population is around 60million, of these about 10 million read newspapers daily , and many million more read electronic newspapers. The amount of online newspapers created has doubled since 1999, and the amount of people viewing them has rose by a phenomenal 350%. I am going to analyse the statement that ‘'you cannot believe a word you read in newspapers'' and aim to produce a balanced argument.

Foregn researches argue, that to read quality newspapers one has to possess a high cultural competency level. Its readers are people, who require detailed and authentic information by vocation or who want to be proficient in world events. As researchers write, readers choose popular newspapers, depending on their everyday experience and thus they are more interested in materials which

The introduction of the internet to modern society has brought about a new age of information relation. Since there is no longer a need to wait until the next print day, news from all over the world is available at a person’s fingertips within hours or even minutes of the event. With this advent of such easily accessible information, new problems for the news media have also arisen. Aside from potentially losing good economic standing because newspapers are no longer being purchased in the quantities they used to be, the credibility of the information itself is also put into question. No one would argue that credibility of news sources is unimportant, but there is a discrepancy in what takes precedence; economy and speed or getting the information out correctly at the first publishing by taking the time to make sure all facts are checked. The importance of having a system of checks on all information submitted is paramount. People trust what they read and believe it to be so without always questioning. If all information were to not be checked thoroughly, there would be instances where people read an article only for information included to be wrong and they go on believing such information. This can be very dangerous as misinformed people make misinformed decisions. With an increase in errors being made by citizen bloggers and even major publications, many are worried that journalistic ethics and credibility in the news media are being sacrificed in order to maintain swiftness in the news circuit and to retain personal profits. Though getting information to the masses quickly is a major part of the media’s importance, this should not mean that the credibility of that information being presented should be sacrificed for it...

While to some extent affected by the same commercial interests influencing print and television news and the failure to allow equal access for all citizens, digital newspapers offer an opportunity for revitalisation of the public sphere through their creation of a more interactive space for discourse. By reinventing the public as users and participants rather than purely as audience members, citizens are allowed to create a space that better caters to their collective interests and thus a stronger public sphere.