Essays on Media

The Central Park Five Documentary The 2012 “Central Park Five” documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon describes the arrest, trial, conviction and later acquittal of five American youth for the horrific crime of assault, rape, and attempted murder of a female jogger, Trisha Meili on April 19, 1989...

The television as we know it has demanded the attention of the public for years. But what once isolated us, now connects us through phones, computers, and tablets.  It has become apparent that the audience is making its demands on how and what viewers want to see on their screens....

The Negative Impact of Social Media on Relationships The social media platforms have reshaped many aspects of society. Everyone who owns a laptop or any electronic device with the ability to access the internet cannot resist the temptation of social media. The social media networking platforms such as YouTube, Snapchat, Myspace,...

For the last decade and a half social media has been a significant instrument in the communication and media sector all around the world. It has proven to be vital for the different societies that are all over the world. The way in which social media connects people has had...

The Importance of Media Literacy The ability to create, analyze, evaluate, access and evaluate media messages of all kinds is called Media Literacy. Today's world people get their statistics in the form of sounds, text and images. We require the ability to understand the different media messages that we see every...

Article 1 is Neutral: The heading of the article is impartial, and it objectively states the facts that Trump has blocked the release of a memo prepared by the Democrats. Additionally, the article uses quotation marks (the president is "inclined" to declassify) signifying that in reality, Trump is not willing to...

The Influencing Machine The whole discussion on the Influencing Machine majorly addresses the encounters of the mainstream media in undertaking their day to day roles. The Influencing Machine is said to have been started from the time of the invention of writing and will end approximately in the year 2045. It...

1. Fake news refers to any material that is presented by the publisher as news, but they know that it is untrue at the time of publication. 2. Publication of fake news is regarded as the most dangerous thing because it results in...

There are numerous concerns regarding the quality of information presented to the public today. Many people have suffered as a result of fake news and misinformation. The methods of  dealing with fake news are unclear information which results in more adverse effects on the public. What is Fake News?             There is...

Gladstone's book Influencing the Machine Gladstone’s book Influencing the Machine is majorly grounded in the entanglements of the contemporary media, the major issues discussed in the book comprise bias, Objectivity misinformation, ethos and great concentration on war reporting (Oppegaard & Brett,193) She tries to level out the history of mass media,...

In contemporary society, entertainment, pop culture and the media have a significant influence on young children, particularly girls. For instance, some media platforms such as Facebook features models promoting consumption of cosmetics aimed at making girls prettier and happier. Besides, the media creates a notion of self- fulfillment whose attainment...

With the advancement in technology the world is transforming in a rapid pace. Communication will never be the same as it used to be in the Ancient Greece. There is media revolution through the use of radios, televisions and the internet. There is a great paradigm shift whereby decision making...