Issue three poses the question, do U.S. media present Arabs in a negative light, causing citizens to stereotype and come to unfair conclusions about the race? Currently due to social media and blogging the answer is becoming more debated. Post September 11th American news quickly associated the terrorist attach with Muslims. Many Americans were quick to profile anyone of Arab decent as Muslim and many became victim of assault and harassment. Writers Gal Beckerman and Jack Shaheen make different points about the perception of Americans and the way the media presents information on Arabs.
"Gal Beckerman discusses how Arab bloggers from the middle east are challenging popular stereotypes of Arab and middle eastern culture." The effect of blogging and social media by groups that are being oppressed and stereotyped has been positive and revolutionary. Examples of the positive influence of social media are popping up all over the web lately. The revolution in Egypt, the civil war and over throwing of Gaddafi in Libya, a revolution in Tunisia, civil uprising in Syria and Yemen, and protests in Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco and Oman all happened within the last year. The ability to organized, communicate, and execute was enhanced by the ability of oppressed and stereotyped groups to communicate through the internet. At the same time the personal messages and video posts can be seen globally and a better understanding is granted to the viewers of another country. I believe that the current state of stereotypes among Arabs has subsided significantly due to the innovation of social media and the ability for personal thought and feelings to be projected globally.
Jack Shaheen discusses the image of Arabs in film and T.V. and Hollywood's influence on society's politics and it's citizens. He also discusses the perception shift of Americans on Muslims and Arab Americans post september 11th. The ability of the news and other media outlets to stereotype groups is real and has happened repeatedly over time. I believe that the Information Society will allow Americans to see issues of discrimination from more points of view, in order to make a supported opinion regarding their feelings.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Does Fake News Mislead the Public: Issue 9
News broadcasts such as, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are labeled fake news because the humor is the majority of the content. When analyzing headline broadcasts it was found that hype is as much of a contributing element in their news as humor was in the comedy news shows. To some the question is simple, which one would I like to watch? many young adults are leaning toward the Daily show and The Colbert Report for their news because it presents itself in a less depressing light. And, "Times are hard these days" says Matt Murphy a newly founded viewer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. When
The truth is both type of news coverage, whether serious or late night comedy, is not going to deliver strictly substance based news. And it would surprise you how much hype is filling up the news rather than substantial news coverage. Two writers researched and analyzed different surveys and sources regarding the issue and responded with a column in our text - Taking Sides - Clashing views in Media, Politics, and Society with a yes and a no answer.
Julia R. Fox, Glory Koloen, and Volkan Sahin, are the authors supporting the yes position to the question does fake news mislead the public. After analyzing a study examining coverage of the fist presidential debate and the political convention on the daily show and on network nightly newscasts the study found the network coverage to be more hype than substance, and The Daily Show to be more humor than substance.
Barry Hollander supports the no side after examining learning from comedy and late night programs. The study examined whether exposure to comedy and late night programs informed viewers, focusing on recall and recognition. Support was found that the viewers were more likely to recognition than recall.
After doing research on the issue, conducting my own survey - in which i found NDNU students feelings on the legalization of marijuana and how media effects the attitudes of its viewers, as-well as analysis of the chapter; I feel strongly that media is effecting our attitudes regarding issues we deal with everyday. But comedic news such as The Daily Show and the Colbert Report are not misleading to the public and infact are less misleading than network news broadcasts.
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