Abstract This paper considers the issue of bias in the media comparing Fox News with CNN, with a focus on the coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the Judge Alito appointment to the Supreme Court.
From the Paper "Is there bias in the news media? A general impression is that the media itself touts a liberal bias in the broadcast television and print media and a conservative bias on talk radio. The question is ..."
Tags: bias, journalism, journalism, media, fox news, cnn, Hurricane Katrina
This paper is a research project that evaluates the degree to which there is sexually identity communication on CNN's Town Hall style program, "Talk Back Live".
Abstract This paper first reviews the feminist literature on communication between and among men and women. The author in her research project asks questions about gender communication differentiation in more structured environments such as CNN's program. The author reports reviewing fourteen transcripts between October 21st and November 12th and comparing the three different types of verbal communication: Man-to-Woman, Man-to-Man, and Woman-to-Woman. This paper concludes that the study showed very limited gender biases and that the producers actively counterweighted any bias to maintain the show's image of circumspection and impartiality.
From the Paper "The first thing that the "Talk Back Live" transcripts revealed about gender identities was the nature of the positions played by men and women on the show. Women weren?t in positions that were "inferior" to those of the men, but men were consulted by the host of the show about a number of topics considered the traditional domain of men, and vice versa. This was much more apparent than the nature of the way people were addressed by the anchors, which sounded almost pre-scripted. When the men would explain these topics, the female host would keep quiet, not asking many questions."
Abstract The paper examines the BBC's coverage of the HIV crisis and asserts that it is broader and offers far more insight into experimental treatments than the CNN Web site, which, in the writer's opinion, unnecessarily politicizes HIV. The paper then examines the coverage of climate change and shows how both sources of news cover environmental issues with some spin but argues again that the American coverage on CNN is far less insightful than that of the BBC. The paper then deals with the Iraq war and relates that the BBC and CNN offer strikingly similar, balanced perspectives and coverage of the ongoing war in Iraq, although they offer varying political perspectives.
From the Paper "The BBC does not mention the faith-based program in their recent coverage of the HIV crisis. Instead, stories like Calvi's "The Battle for the HIV 'morning after' drug" detail emerging, even if controversial, pharmaceutical interventions. The BBC story addresses a drug called "post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)" which "has been shown in studies to reduce the chance of infection after the HIV virus has entered the body by 80%," (Calvi 2006). Calvi also notes that efforts to prescribe the drug more readily have been stymied, even though PEP could have prevented infection. Other BBC articles about HIV/AIDS are political but more in terms of how HIV affects the poor."
Abstract This paper assesses the bias and lack of objectivity pertaining to the coverage of the events occurring in the Middle East by both CNN and Al-Jazeera. The writer contends and proves how both media outlets were found to be significantly biased in their reporting of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This paper touches on the political purposes while also discussing the religious and ethnic reasoning behind both CNN and Al-Jazeera's style of reporting.
From the Paper "Three highly divisive forces at play globally in the first decade of
the twenty-first century are nationalism ethnicity and religion. Problems associated with these forces are exacerbated where religion ethnicity and nationalism interact. The longer such problems simmer the more intractable they appear to become."
Abstract This paper examines the life of Ted Turner, born Robert Edward Turner III in 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio and who is considered one of the richest men in the world today. It looks at how his empire includes a myriad of ventures, such as the Atlanta Braves baseball team and TNT, Turner Network Television. It discusses how, as a media mogul, Turner is best known for creating CNN, the first all-news cable television station. It shows how throughout his life, he has maintained a competitive spirit and demonstrated leadership qualities by transforming innovative ideas into reality.
From the Paper "Turner has been a lifelong environmentalist and humanitarian. In the 1985, Turner founded the Better World Society, a production company dedicated to making documentaries to educate people about issues such as pollution, hunger, and the danger of the nuclear arms race. A year later, he founded The Goodwill Games in an effort to promote world peace and in 1992 the Turner Tomorrow Awards as an incentive for writers around the world to create positive solutions to world problems (Hanson pg). Turner has produced numerous "documentaries and fact-based feature films on his TNT channel to show the development of American history from the Native American" perspective and highlight their contributions to the United States (Hanson pg). As a child Turner dreamed of bison grazing, and today he has roughly 17,000 bison roaming on nine ranches, part of an effort to restore the American West to its glory days when the Sioux dominated the Great Plains (Haddad C1)."
Abstract This paper explores the potential effects of cultural imperialism through media influences that come from a western source. A focus is provided to news sources such as CNN and Fox Television News, as these industry leaders are foremost in their field.
Abstract This paper contends that, while many have argued that the media's coverage of the Asian tsunami has had a positive humanitarian effect, this is not entirely true. The paper explains that the media covered the tsunami because of its dramatic and profitable nature and, despite arguments to the contrary, the "CNN effect" is not the primary factor behind the aid donations, whether from governments or individuals. The paper claims that, in addition, it negatively impacted the organization and distribution of aid and humanitarian relief.
From the Paper "The media is a profit making business and not a humanitarian one. Its aim is not to promote interest in the affairs of other people and countries or to communicate information about humanitarian and natural disasters that require action and attention. Instead, the media main guideline in selecting stories is whether or not they will attract the attention of viewers and increase rating. This might seem to be a very hard judgment against the media, especially when it played such a profound role in attracting global attention to the humanitarian disaster caused by the tsunami, significantly aiding the collection of donations but, according to media experts, this is a fair judgment. Interestingly, this is the judgment passed against the media by an American media corporation known as PBS."
Abstract This paper explains that, while the global media are not directly controlled by any single government, they are definitely controlled by business corporations and single individuals. For instance, Murdoch owns 50% of all media in the United Kingdom and is buying up a substantial share of the U.S. media business. This author points out that, while any form of monopoly is dangerous, monopoly over the global media is especially so because it means that a few individuals and corporations have the power to control public opinion and that the public does not receive a diverse perspective on global and national news. The paper relates that, although individual countries have laws limiting the power of individuals to control the media, the problem is now the globalization of the media, such as CNN, which influences huge numbers of people all over the world and is beyond any national law.
From the Paper "The establishment of these ethical codes is an essential requirement for the development of a media that is fair and capable of carrying out its duty of reporting the truth without any interference. The code of ethics specifically mentions that journalists have to reject and fight any attempt at interferences or pressure to present news stories in an way that will influence public opinion. The duty of the media is just to report the news and keep people in touch with developments in their society and across the world and the code of ethics tries to ensure that this is exactly what the media will do. To a degree, the code of ethics has helped make sure that there is no direct control and ownership of the media by governments in the democratic Western countries but it has failed to protect the media against the control of corporations and individuals."
Abstract This paper presents an analysis of three articles which relate to the American economical situation after Hurricaneeeee Katrina. The articles examined are: "Economy Adds 169,000 Jobs but the Impact of the Hurricane not yet Felt" by Edmund Andrews, "White House to Release 30M Barrels of Oil" by Josef Herbert and "Katrina Could Cost 100 Billion" in CNN Money.
From the Paper "In other words, the swift impact of the tragedy is not reflected in these otherwise salutary figures, which normally would have given a great psychological boost to investors and ordinary Americans. However, it should be noted that the type of jobs that were created--short-term or long-term, for example, were not reflected in these initial employment figures, a fact not stressed in the article, but still important to take into consideration when evaluating employment data."
The paper reviews six articles which appeared in various published texts to show how special needs for individuals are catered for in the educational field.
1,455 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 6 sources, 2002, $ 48.95
Abstract A review of six published texts to show how the special needs of individuals are treated in the field of education. Each article looks at special needs from a different angle and shows how this topic is covered by the media in America today.
The subjects and their texts reviewed are:
Individuals with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (?Supreme Court: Private schooling for "Confinement" Does not Qualify for District Funding.? Special Education News);
Individuals with Hearing Impairments (?Online Literacy Project Targets Kids with Hearing Disabilities.? Special Education News);
Understanding Depression/Suicide (Pierson, T. ?Suicide: Questions Most Frequently Asked.? Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, 1996);
Gifted Individuals (Berger, S. & Winebrenner, S. ?Providing Curriculum Alternatives To Motivate Gifted Students.?);
The Law and Disability (?Bush Calls Education 'Civil Rights Issue of our Time'? CNN.com)
Individuals with Learning Disabilities ( ?Adult Learning Disabilities - Moving beyond Humiliation.? CNN.com)
From the Paper "This article describes statements made by President George Bush about education including that education is ?the great civil rights issue of our time.? Bush describes his plan to make changes to education in America. The focus is especially on children with learning difficulties with Bush being quoted as saying ?we must have high expectations for children who are more difficult to teach or who have fallen behind.?
Bush describes a plan increasing funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal program that aids disadvantaged schoolchildren and also recognizes that schools cannot meet the high costs associated with providing education to children with disabilities."
An assessment of network television, cable network providers and newspapers to determine which outlets best serve the publics' interest while abiding by the ethics of journalism.
Abstract The paper examines network television comprised of ABC, CBS and NBC and cable network providers including CNN, FOX News and Comedy Central's Daily Show. The paper also looks at newspapers including the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal in order to assess each of these news outlet's coverage during the 2008 election. The paper reveals that television networks appear to be the most biased and lacking in journalistic ethics, cable television networks are less biased, while newspapers adhere the most to journalistic ethical standards. The writer would choose to access a combination of social networking sites including Twitter, RSS Feeds from all major news networks and newspapers, and television coverage from CNN to gain an overall interpretation of events that is more balanced, with greater potential of seeing divergent views.
Outline:
Introduction
Assessing Network Television
Assessing National Newspapers
Assessing Cable Networks
Summary
From the Paper "Beginning with an assessment of ABC, CBS and NBC and assessing the extent to which each of these three networks concentrate on responding to the public's interest by abiding by journalistic standards, this group was by far the most biased in their reporting of political, economic and entertainment news. A portion of this assignment was completed during the week of the Republication National Convention (RNC) when Sarah Palin was announced as the Vice Presidential running. Despite being politically independent in terms of ideology, the bias against Mrs. Palin was palpable. The network political analysts often degraded their analysis into the personal issues of Sarah Palin, completely irrelevant to news analysis and unbiased coverage. The immediacy of the television medium often leads to incomplete and often fragmented analysis of complex issues (Cooper, 2004)."
Abstract In this 15 page paper the author takes a look at the attacks on the World Trade Center. He begins the examination by looking at how the media dealt with the event and the effect that this has had on people ? was it really necessary to show so much detail? Was the media coverage sensationalizing? The author moves on to examine the ethics of reporting and looks at the various debates that are currently going on concerning this issue. The author concludes with a specific look at the way the media works during times of war and makes reference to the Gulf War, The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict and Afghanistan and talks of the media acting as a visual conduit.
From the paper:
"Who can forget the graceful turn of the massive jet as it turned to slam into the second tower, and the massive fireball that plumed outward" There are some pictures that change the world, like the photograph of Kim Phuc at My Lai?a little girl in flames and running. The image of Americans leaping to their death from the upper floors of the towers is like that, and the chilling choreography of their free fall was captured on film as they plummeted to their death rather than endure the agony of burning up.?
From the Paper "Can a new cable channel devoted to news be successful? The market is dominated by Ted Turner's Cable News Network (CNN), which gained notoriety during the Gulf War when it was learned that Saddam Hussein was getting some of his intelligence from the reporters on CNN. Since its initial shaky start, CNN has grown into a respected news organization with bureaus throughout the world and with a track record which has attracted the attention of larger and sometimes better known news organization. Other companies are now considering starting direct competitors to CNN; this research considers what issues a potential competitor should consider, and whether a network that was essentially "sports free" could pose a serious threat to CNN."
Abstract This paper discusses the best advertising strategies, what approach advertising professionals should take when marketing a product, some of the common mistakes advertise writers make when designing and advertisement, and the many factors that contribute to a successful advertising campaign.
From the Paper "Dude, you"re getting a Dell.? The "Dell Dude" marketing campaign has been the most memorable, and successful one over the past two years. The campaign was created in 2000 by Dell's then-ad agency Lowe, a unit of Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. It switched to Omnicom Group's DDB agency in April 2001, and Steven rode along with it. However, Dell said Monday, October 14th, 2002, that "it's moving on to a new, less dude-centric advertising campaign". (CNN Money)
