The Media
Reporting the truth is a major role of the media in
accordance to Journalism ethics. When the media distorts the truth to raise
ratings, what are the consequences? What about when the media clearly displays
a form of bias or form an opinion for the public because of what is being
reported. The media at times places unnecessary fear and panic when reporting
on crimes and at other times fail to mention what some people would think was
important to mention.
My thoughts about the media concerning what the
media reports was yet again heighten while blogging last week. My blog last week talked about Susan Smith,
the young mother who drowned her two children. While watching a brief video on
HLN about women who kill, Nancy Grace never mentioned Susan Smith first blamed
an African American man carjacked them. Maybe the network or Nancy Grace felt
that information wasn’t important.
Recently in Hampton Roads, a former TV news anchor
of WTKR was accused of filing false tax returns. I read the article in the
Virginia Pilot but couldn’t find nor did I see it reported on WTKR.
I just think media as a whole reports what it wants
too. At times I find the reports can be bias and not fully truthful. Some reports at times have little regards to
the people affected. I also think the media reports way too much concerning the
military. I can remember being on deployment and my family would know more
about my date and time of return before I did.
References
Banks, C. Criminal
Justice Ethics. 2013. 3rd edition. SAGE. Thousand Oaks, CA.
