Russell Williams Case

I chose this article because even after so long, James Foley’s death is still being talked about in many newspapers and articles. This caused

The 2006 Duke Lacrosse Case brought to light many of the issues and divisions currently plaguing our media sphere. This terrible act of injustice, which blamed three innocent Duke lacrosse players, Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and David Evans, for the rape of an African-American stripper, garnered extensive media attention that gripped America for almost an entire year (Wasserman, 3). Today, many scrutinze the media’s methods of covering the case, and deem that certain codes of ethics were not adhered to. Rather than remaining neutral, newspapers and TV outlets allowed themselves to “be used” by Mike Nifong, the former District Attorney for Durham and prosecutor of the case, by reporting

His mother, outraged, criticized how the school handled a child with difficulties as her son has changed from this ordeal (Nasser, 2017). While these responses are not a concern with many educational institutions, it is still an issue that should be addressed as students are having to suffer. This carelessness can cause a great deal of harm to students and it is because of this lack of support that there are already instances where people have already been caused distress. There is bias present in the article that supports Stephanie Hale’s case which can be seen by how the information is relayed. It focuses primarily on how Hale was negatively impacted by the events, reaching out to the reader’s sympathy, as well as UBC’s lack of care. There were no quotations taken directly from the university to provide their own explanation, merely information stated mostly by the victim. Hale’s poor health and education was repeated to display the inadequacy of her experience and the article included the possibility of discrimination against her without verifying with the school. While the Globe and Mail contributed in giving the necessary information, it emphasized the need of modifying the sexual assault policy in a

In Steubenville, Ohio two high school star football players were found guilty of rapping a sixteen year old girl. As part of the investigation, they went through the victim's messages and social media pages to collect the information since the young lady couldn’t remember what happened that night. They soon found out that a nude was taken, several text messages, and that the boys used their fingers to penetrate her. The boys sent the picture of her passed out naked to their fellow classmates. Judge Lipps says that they take in consideration of how teenagers act when they are intoxicated and in “how you record things on social media that are so prevalent today.”(The New York Times)

Media refers to the collective communication outlets and tools that are used to store and deliver information or data. The information that has been received is a video of the threesome that had occurred but was recorded by the student whose identity has yet to be released. I don't think the media coverage is accurate and for that reason people are looking at this case unfairly. The student bragged to other students about his fornication with his teachers as something to be proud of. Ever though he was a minor it was consensualal sexual intercourse and no one was forcefully taken advantage of. The teachers are now accused of sexual abuse which I don't understand why when it wasn't a form of rape nor molestation and the student consented to it more than once. He was not being hurt mentally or physically. This case would take a different approach if they weren't teachers at the school and he wasn't there student. In my opionion this case could have been easily resolved by firing the two teachers and calling it a day. Instead, they are being convicted of felonies for having relations with a student. The student is now playing the

Stories sometimes are true and sometimes they are false but it is up to the public to believe in what is right and what is wrong. In this day and age, where information is available at the touch of a mouse, it’s not surprising that the media is a particularly dominant and powerful

The media has been adversely affected by the explosion of information sources. It has become a tedious and cumbersome endeavor to accurately locate information sources that can stand to even the slightest bit of scrutinizing. For those who attempt to report the truth, they continue to find it

Not even a month later, on February 18th, 2011, Justice Robert Dewar convicted a city council employee named Kenneth Rhodes of sexual assault. The prosecution pushed for a prison sentence, but Rhodes cited several reasons for believing his victim consented. These included that she was wearing a tube top, wearing “a lot” of makeup, willingly kissed him, and made it clear she wanted to “party.” In contrast to this “consent,” he admitted she resisted his advances several times and he raped her on the side of the road, and by his own account he said, “It will only hurt for a little while.” His punishment was two years of House arrest, after Justice Dewar described him as a “clumsy Don Juan,” whom had bee mislead

Media coverage of news events can be disseminated to the general public in any number of different ways and media biases often “reflects certain organizational and/or professional preferences or values” (Bennett 2011, 173). In fact, Lundman (2003) points out “that journalists assess the newsworthiness of homicides occurrences using the relative frequency of particular types of murders and how well specific murder occurrences mesh with stereotypical race and gender typifications (357).” In addition, Johnson (2012) felt that the real job of media was to “create a message that…grabs public attention (62).” In other words, can the media grab the public’s attention and hold it?

We knew all about Winona Ryder’s arrest and we knew all about Robert Downey Jr.’s struggle with drug addiction. So, if other celebrities can be thought of by their crimes in addition to their work, why is it that so many cases of rape and abuse seem to be swept under the rug by the film industry and the press? The film industry continues to work and award people like Michael Fassbender (who has two Academy Award and five Golden Globe nominations under his belt), even though they may have threw their girlfriend and dragged her alongside a car when he was drunk, causing a swollen ankle, a burst ovarian cyst, a broken nose, and a blown out knee cap. A victim, like Amber Heard, can have photographic evidence, witnesses, and a video of Johnny Depp abusing her, and Johnny Depp can still have five upcoming projects. As the public realize that your industry believe entertainers and “entertainment is worth more than women's safety,” (Campoamor) you won’t end up profiting from their

The issue of misrepresentation in the media

“The media are a primary source of those pictures in our heads about the larger world of public affairs, a world that for most citizens is ‘out of reach, out sight, out of mind’ and what we know about the world is largely based on what the media decide to tell us” (McCombs).

"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one." This quote by A.J. Liebling illustrates the reality of where the media stands in today's society. Over the past twenty years there has been an increase in power throughout the media with regard to politics. The media's original purpose was to inform the public of the relevant events that occurred around the world. The job of the media is to search out the truth and relay that news to the people. The media has the power to inform the people but often times the stories given to the public are distorted for one reason or another. Using slant and sensationalism, the media has begun to shape our views in society and the process by which

The way sexual violence is represented in the media has a lot of impact in terms of representation of men, women, and sexuality. This assignment will focus on critically discussing how the media socially constructs the reality of sexual violence and the representation of victims and survivors. It will briefly focus on understanding the prime news values (Jewkes, 2010) and how these apply to sexual violence. There will be a focus on the effect of these representations which may affect the victims, either directly or indirectly.

Kevin Spacey and Bill Cosby are just a few well-known public figures that have been accused of sexual assault. One controversial issue that comes up about the assaults on some of the victims is why did they wait so long to report the assaults. Some even question whether the victims were, in fact, assaulted at all. While the media and press reported the “alleged” assaults, the attention seemed to focus on the public figure, and not the victim. The victim is never perceived the victim.