Media, Poor, And Media

In a sense, the outside pressures can censor a person’s opinion as that person will be held to said opinion for as long as it is remembered. In modern day the ease of consuming news makes it so that the media relays the news of the day to information-seeking Americans, creating few major news channels to inform the masses, often with a political slant. Jon Stewart’s role as a political satirist and news host becomes crucial when placed against the major powers of CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News.

The media has a great deal in presenting ‘facts’ about situations. This gives off false information and makes society react based on this information rather than the truth.

In the article, “The Good, the Bad, and The Daily Show”, Jason Zinser, a teacher at the University of North Florida, discusses the coverage of “fake” entertainment news. Zinser effectively argues the different benefits and disadvantages of entertaining news. When reading this article, one can find that Zinser uses emotional appeals to create a sense of intentness to his readers, uses ethical appeals to create trust from his readers, and uses logical appeals to inform readers of the difference between humorus news and undeniable news.

People in the lower class are often portrayed as pitiful, unworthy, lazy people who aren’t good for anything. That is according to what the media shows us daily. Blue collar work is viewed as “real” work (Linkon). The lower, working class takes pride in what they do because they accomplish something that takes effort and skill. The working class requires effort and strength. There are good lower class citizens who work for the benefit of their communities. The working class is unfortunately being brought down by the more “fortunate” higher-middle class and rich people. Basically, there is a bias in the representations of society (Ginsburgh). In a Levi’s - Go Work commercial, the lower class are positively portrayed as hard

This sensationalizing creates a bias and spreads non-factual propaganda throughout the population. When issues

Jon Stewart attracts considerable news media in many politicized issues. He played an important role in pressuring lawmakers to pass legislation, providing health care to 9/11 responders, in which Stewart was credited for the Zadroga bill’s passage by the White house and other media and political news

With the use of satire, Stewart critiques current events and political issues that he sees flaws in. Through the use of these news clips, Stewart provides a vital oversight of the media. He holds politicians and the media responsible for the words and actions they put out to the audience and pin points their hypocrisy and foolishness. Stewart specifically critiques major news networks and their scrutiny like Fox News, MSNBC, and CNN. We see him taunt and embarrass government officials like Aaron Shock for their arrogant decisions and foolish actions.

Network News stations like Fox and MSNBC have distorted news information so much so that viewers now turn to comedy central to keep current with the news. Turning to comedians for news is not a horrible idea as long as viewers understand that comedians must also distort news in order to entertain. Now that is not to say that comedians give out fake news; a comedian must first understand the whole of the topic before running it through a comedic process, in which they then begin distorting the information to attain laughter. Jon Stewart has an enormous impact in the media. Many young viewers turn to Stewart for his take on the news. According to Cox of Wonkette.com in an article by Kurtz Howard, The Campaign of a Comedian; Jon Stewart’s Fake Journalism Enjoys Real Political Impact, says “It’s not that young people don’t like politics. The way politics is talked about in the media is alienating. They’re seeing Jon Stewart as a kind of hero who will lead us out of the darkness.” Stewart allows his viewers to keep current with the news by giving sound bites, which they then could verify or explore. While many news reporters believe Stewart to be highly controversial, the majority of young adults will watch Jon Stewart’s comedic take on the news because it is unbiased and attempts to only entertain.

Before Stewart made his big break on the Daily Show, he was a stand-up comedian doing all shows that he could. This led him to the network, Comedy Central, with his own show called The Jon Stewart Show. After it failing, Stewart had the opportunity to replace Craig Kilborn on the Daily Show, the proposal was outstanding and could not be passed up. Stewart offered the show a faultless new outlook on comedy that Kilborn could not bring, politics. The new content led to a spike in views from all ages. Due to his success on the Daily Show, Marc Peyser and Sarah Childress from Newsweek wrote, “The program… is becoming the coolest pit stop on television. And it does it the hard way. Unlike late-night talk shows that traffic in Hollywood interviews and stupid pet tricks, the Daily Show is the fearless social satire” (D’Angelo 534). Stewart’s nature of humor brought a new type of show that Comedy Central had never seen before. He has the power to influence millions of people through his hour long segments. Stewart started to become more than just a

As long as you have peoples attention then there’s a better chance of getting the truth out there. Some journalists, politics, and critics takes the show too serious when its just entertainment. If they know its not true or less important then why take it to the heart. Jon Stewart points out what’s wrong in todays environment and society. We don’t realize half of the mistakes the government makes on speeches , announcements, and news

This can be used in order to catch the viewer's attention when covering news stories. Sensationalism is created simply for viewership and ratings. It is up to the viewer, however to not buy into these over hyped news stories. More often than not, a normal and boring situation is taken and turned into something attention grabbing and tempting for the viewer to hear more about. With research however, the viewer can find such stories might have been altered slightly in a way to make the story still true, but simultaneously making it more appealing to viewers. Sensationalism is a type of media bias used to present topics in an appealing manner. Sensationalism creates bias through the manipulation of the truth in the media by over hyping news topics and events. An example of sensationalism would be in this case a robbery, the robber asking the cashier at gunpoint for money and the cashier standing his ground against the robber telling him to leave the store and get a job if he wants money, which lead the robber to run away, try again at another establishment, and get arrested by a police officer. When in reality the cashier had been unaware that he was being robbed and unaware of any concealed weapon. When the robber asked for money the cashier asked the robber if he would like a job application, but the robber fled due to increasing attention

Hence, the claims are believable as the show relies heavily on the use of various news footages, often in a documentary way that employs archival video to show contrast and contradiction, even if the purpose is satirical rather than reportorial. The content on the show is unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity or even accuracy, nevertheless, it speaks volumes with Jon Stewart’s big unauthoritative persona as he attempts to breakdown on selective representation.

As technology has advanced and people have become more connected through social media, news has been able to spread further and faster than ever before, leading to a more informed society. However, while news is expected to be correct and accurate, when it is flawed, real world consequences occur. The first and most understandable reason that news is flawed is that it is rushed. Competition has been introduced to the mainstream media in the form of social media. However, as Molly Wood from cnet puts it, “It's fast, but it's bad.” Known as breaking news, these rushed stories are generally inaccurate as they are being reported before the events have fully unfolded. Information is gathered

Jon Stewart treats the pundits as well as the political figures as propaganda. He discovers the falsities committed by the pundits and the political figures and puts his discoveries out to the public to watch as entertainment.

In addition CNN ran a story on Vietnam that was proven inaccurate. The radio waves and television sets are flooded with sensationalized shows featuring beautiful young women and handsome men. The news watched today is sensationalized with one catastrophe after another. Is excitement what the market wants, or is the excitement expected because of a precedent set by the corporate owned media? Even in the reporting of sports, sensationalism rules. Channels like ESPN, owned by Disney , report homeruns, slam-dunks, and touchdowns with a dramatic twist. What effect does sensationalism have on the media¡¦s market? A survey done by the American Society of Newspaper Editors reports that ¡§spelling errors, bias, and sensationalism are corroding the credibility of newspapers.¡¨ The survey shows: