Does Fake News Mislead the Public
Fewer than 20 per cent of today's youth invest time in reading the daily newspaper. Around 60 per cent gather their current news from the television. The new generation has a declining audience when it comes to political affairs. Unfortunately this has repercussions such as less interest in voting, care less about the system, and not to mention know less of the political system.
Barry A. Hollander, who believes that fake news does not mislead the public, discusses the difference between recognition memory and recall. With recall the person who is answering would simply know the answer. With recognition simply requires one to recognize facts from a list.
Yes ~ No Joke ~
In 2004 the election turnouts were at it's all time high after 30 decades.
Media Dependency Theory
"It is critically important to examine the content of mediated political communication as such information may well be used as the basis for political knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors."
The Daily Show with Jon Stevart as a Source of Campaign Information
As a result of voters under the age of 30 increase in the 2004 election, there is a need for broadcasting to shift in the direction that "appalled" to them the most. News has created an area of comedy and information such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
I find that with my lifestyle the late night shows are a great way to gather news. Some times the news can lead to rough sleep because it can be so negative and violent, while the comical side can joyfully give you the information one needs. At that point it is up to you to see out additional information on topic that you find the most interesting.
Broadcast Television Network News as a Source of Campaign Information
In the year 2000, television took over the broadcasting. It is shown that the more hype a topic has the more it will surpass the network feeding you more substance than simply what is popular. This has become more and more true since the 1970's.
Concept Operationalization
Includes categories for humor, meta-concept categorized by the concepts of joking and laughing.
Reliability
Pearson correlation coefficients r = .0998 or higher
Pearson correlation coefficients r = .975 or higher
Discussion
We can safely say that it is better to have an individual consume soft news than no news at all. But it is argued by Holland survey found that the late-night shows were unrelated to the general knowledge of a particular campaign. Usually a viewer is more turned on by a positive and humours scenario then a serious, maybe even mono-toned news casting, regardless if the information.
Late- Night Learning ~ NO~
-Television Talk Shows
-Dramas
-Situation Comedies
-Police Drama's
-Political content of late-night comedy shows
All are form of late night shows that provide news in some form of way.
The more educated the citizens are and remain the better the foundation and the overall success of the society. An educated citizen in regards to political and social issues will more likely vote and in a Democratic society it is crucial.
Television can be seen as a means that requires less cognitive efforts therefore resulting in reduced learning when it is compared to print. Recall requires more cognitive efforts thank recognition. To recall something would have meant that at one point you would have had to memorize the topic.
Entertainment Media and Politics
The assumption is that a person who watches late night comedy news shows is really less interested in the politics and more interested in the humor. This can be true because if they were more interested in the precise facts and depth of a topic they would have read the news paper, watched an actual broadcasting, or regular evening news. Problem we could say with that is that if they are left or right wing, or are they neutral at all?
Results
The modern American will more than likely be able to name a lat-night comedian or their respective show than a broadcasters name. This type of person will also usually seek out additional sources to find their areas of interest.
My Conclusion
Fake news can mislead the public that is unaware of the reality. Because media is able to manipulate ideas, thoughts, and bias a person should always seek out additional sources. The newspaper is usually the best place to go. If not a local news chanel. Find a media source that fits your ideals and follow it, but don't forget to always read the other side. One side is not always better thank the other and at one point you may find one that has more substance than the other.
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