Media Interpreting Events

Within Joyce Nelson’s essay, “TV News: A Structure of Reassurance”, Nelson criticizes the TV news structure that perpetually disconnects current events from their historical background through comforting anchorpeople partnered with advanced technology to create a TV program that minimizes the important implications of current events. Though lacking the amount of information that a print news publication can maintain, the TV news can convey immediate information through technological advances of modern TV equipment to allow the medium to remain competitive. The façade of in-the-moment international information broadcasted directly to viewers enables anchorpeople to maintain the feeling of immediateness, keeping the viewers believing the program

In an era of global technology, instant news, infomercials, electronic town meetings, and “Made for TV Documentaries,” the borderlines between news and analysis, news and entertainment, news and fiction are constantly shifting.

It being the leading source of news since the printing press. We put our faith in the media to report accurate facts unbiasedly. Between 1983 and now the media industry has consolidated from 50 individual companies to 6. That means that though the impression given is that there are a multitude of sources to attain information, the messages being communicated are all one in the same. The limitation of media sources cause a ripple effect of limited information, allowing these companies to control the public’s perception on

The media holds great power when it comes to influencing the attitudes of the nation as it is the primary source if information for many Australians. The many forms of media, such as radio, television, and newspapers can also represent Australian values and the state of our society at the present time.

Understanding how print media is formulated is critical, exceptionally as print serves as a primary source of retrieving information. Identifying the key relationships between such formations and how information is presented to the public as well as the interactions and engagement of conveying such messages has influence relating to government legislation and public perceptions towards Australia’s political spectrum. The following analyses’ aim is to provide an in-depth understanding of defying agenda setting and news framing by researching methodological and theoretical conventions and their effects within shaping Australian political issues, as Hocking describes media “as important players in any

In this essay I will be discussing how the Australian media affects Indigenous Australians through negative and positive news reports, how journalists

Certain cultures are embedded within newsrooms across the world, including in Australia, which can have a profound impact on how news stories are selected, sourced and reported in the media. Some of the ideologies behind newsroom culture can include the everyday practices behind the scenes, how certain genders are treated or perceived over another, gender biases and the more common day-to-day newsroom demands and pressures. While some of these cultures may be inadvertent, that is, they have become the norm over time, there is also some theoretical evidence to suggest that certain media ownership, particularly in Australia, may have a much more connected and deliberate link to newsroom culture and how news media is molded and perceived. Our

In today’s society, remaining connected and knowledgeable of current events and the newest trends is vital to staying ahead in business, education, and social standing. This information is supplied to everyone through the internet, newspapers, television, and radio. One can tune into stations such as CNN, NBC, Fox News, Al-Jazeera, and many others (“SQs of Media Outlets”). In order to meet the needs of viewers, readers, and listeners, the ideal media system would contain accurate, quick information, with a purely impartial view on the facts as they are known. However, this modern media system has not maintained an objective view, pushing opinionated and slanted reporting onto the population in order to create profit and gain customers. The exploitation of information media for personal gain has created a toxic and inaccurate present, constant in today’s society.

Much like traditional forms of media, public service broadcasting was feeling the effects of the Internet on their audience. Skepticism from the government, commercial media and the general public posed questions surrounding the necessity for the ABC to exist in the 21st century arguing that in such a convergent age of media production and content, the original principles governing public service broadcasting were both inadequate and inconsistent. In order for the ABC to combat these challenges, associated with pessimistic questioning, the corporation underwent significant ‘restructuring’ of their internal operations with cuts to budgets and jobs, and reviews to increase their internal efficiency (Miragliotta and Errington,

The media’s job is to entertain, inform, and educate society on what is going on around the world. The media entertains society by reporting stories that amuse people. The educational function of the media is about allowing society to know their legal rights. The informational aspect of the media does not need to be explained; it is self-explanatory. Within the last three decades, the media’s role has changed dramatically. The media went from using telegraphs, post offices, newspapers, magazines, radio, and television to using cell phones and tablets. In the modern era, which is also sometimes referred to as the information age, global networking and global communication have shaped modern societies. The majority of

Watchdog journalism ideally involves independent scrutiny of the government and preventing abuses of power, with the goal of bringing issues such as abuses of power and corruption to the public eye. However, with the large turnkey costs involved with opening a media company (whether is be radio, tv or print) and the relatively low profit margin it is not the most realistic idea for news outlets. Due to the many large media outlets reducing the numbers of journalists dramatically, and an increased monopolization of the media market (particularly in Australia), it is likely that watchdog journalism will continue to decrease. While watchdog journalism is an important aspect of journalism, the idea that for profit news agencies will continue to do it in this economic climate is idealistic at best, due to the cost of this form of journalism and the time consuming nature of it. The complexity of the Australian media market is an issue, with a few major players making it extremely difficult for new companies to become established. It seems that the solution is for companies to run websites that will promote the idea of watchdog Journalism and can possibly influence major media companies to do the same. The essay will touch on these topics in relation to watchdog journalism: a background to watchdog journalism; issues with cost and time; monopolization of Australian media; and if an expectation of watchdog journalism is realistic and the evolution of watchdog journalism on the

The media influences how people experience social life. Media such as newspaper, television and film, are important sources of information, education and entertainment. It can be used to learn more about the world and the people in it. In this regard it can be said that the media represent, interpret and endorse aspects of social experience (O’Shaughnessy and Stadler, 2005). The media are also implicated in social regulation, or in other terms, the government of society. The media are implicated in government and politics in an obvious way because modern systems of democracy are conducted through the media. But the media have a bigger role to play in government by structuring how society is controlled and maintained.

The belief that journalism is in decline has triggered major alarms, because society needs an informational environment that is easily available to all citizens such as newspapers. There is a large body of journalist that suggests that if television has taken over from the press as our main source of news this may limit our capacity to learn about public affairs; newspapers are believed to be far more effective than television at conveying detailed information necessary to understand complex and detailed issues. There is also widespread concern that if journalism fails as a profession it will not be able to reach large sections of the community, particularly younger or less educated readers. This may reinforce a growing gap among citizens between the information that they receive.

Both traditional and new media provide information, news and messages to inform us happenings around the world (UK Essays, 2013). Regardless of if it is the newspaper, magazine or Facebook, e-magazine, all types of media are able to relay information and entertainment.

Journalism and democracy are arguably inextricably intertwined concepts, each having a vital role in the effective function of the other. Democracy as a term and an inherent notion finds it origins from Ancient Greece with the term being derived from the Ancient Greek words ‘demos’ – people and ‘kratia’ – power (The Daily Miracle: An Intriduction to JOuranlism p. 45). Traditionally, journalism has been considered to play an integral role as somewhat of a gatekeeper of democracy by promoting and upholding the democratic societal values upon which countries such as Australia have been built. This role was first classified as ‘the Fourth