Is Journalism’s Code of Ethics Still Relevant?

Corporate News Often Misleads People for Financial Gain, and To Stay Relevant (knowyourmeme.com) Journalists once followed a rigid set of rules geared towards upholding the quality of news accuracy, distribution, and reputation. Responsibility to fact check, to hold other news sources accountable t, and to never intentionally mislead the public are among these tenets. These …

Absurdity vs. Rhetoric: The Morality of Free Speech through the Medium of Memes

Image source: Quartz.com The intricacies of the American idea of free speech, in any form, are often contentious and hotly debated. To any owner of a smartphone, it should come as no surprise to hear that these debates often take place on the internet. In our modern culture, the internet encompasses the widest spectrum of …

Media Manipulation

Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com Manipulation is a word we tend to associate with ex boyfriends, trust breaking, and scam artists. In other words, we associate manipulation with acts that are usually deemed as untrustworthy. The fact of the matter is that most people encounter manipulation everyday in the form of media. Media manipulation …

What is Real On Social Media Platforms?

Social media has become one of the largest platforms for mass circulation information. Many journalists have switched to social media to convey stories to a more comprehensive audience. These social media platforms contain varied methods of spreading media and news such as videos that contain commentary from the consumer of the media. With such mass …

Correct Media Consumption: Is it on the viewer, the source, or both?

Photo by Stanley Ng on Pexels.com When believing whatever type of media you see throughout the day, how do you know if the information you’re viewing is true or not? If it ends up being false, is the responsibility on you for believing false information, or is it on the source for spreading this false …

Political Polarization Of Television News

Photo by Burak Kebapci on Pexels.com TV news is politically polarized. Political polarization of TV news has left many Americans wondering what news they can trust. This has lead many to revert to social media platforms, which as only made matters worse. Political polarization of television news has impacted peoples political views and how they …

Celebrity Influence

Celebrity influence is big nowadays especially when celebrities try using their voice or fame to sell their products. Someone that sparks a ton of people’s attention in the world today is Jake Paul. Jake Paul was a youtuber who mostly did YouTube videos with his brother about random things, and was also on the Disney …

Media Manipulation and Tabloids

Perhaps one of the most obvious examples of media manipulation circulating in our news feeds currently is the tabloid industry. For some context, media manipulation is the distortion of facts and fiction in the media. Manipulation of the media can be carried out by entire industries or simply an individual on the Internet. The danger …