This is to confirm that this is the portfolio of Phalisha Stevens. It contains information detailing his education background, work experience and skills. This document should not be copied either in full or part without prior authority from Genevieve Allen.…
Audience analysis: The target audience for this summary is an ENGL101 student at the University of Maryland who is studying Mass Communications. This student has not previously read this article. This summary should inform the student about the article written by Brooke Gladstone and show his/her perspective on media bias.…
Throughout time, American history has had a great impact on American journalism. This has been shown from technology creating more platforms for journalists to disseminate news, e.g. the birth of radio, television, and computers. History has also affected American journalism in terms of what journalists can publish, such as FCC regulations and the Libel Act. Although we’ve seen American history affect journalism, we’ve also seen journalism affect history as well. One instance in which we’ve seen this is with Robert Abbott. Robert S. Abbott, founder of the Chicago Defender, influenced the migration of millions of African Americans from the south to the north in what we now refer to as “The Great Northern Drive.” Not only was Abbott an instrumental piece to the Great Migration, but he was also the leader of the African American press, which influenced the birth of many black papers during his career. His influence on those…
• Give specific examples of articles and books that were written by the individual. What businesses or government offices were targeted in the exposés?…
Although the article is written for a magazine, it doesn’t have a specific author, which makes it less reliable. Seed magazine does an exceptional job of stating the claim, and backing it up with fitting evidence to further support the stance. The article deals with topics that affect the readers, and can shed a light to someone undergoing the same issue. By discussing familiar subject matters, the readers are engaged. I strongly believe we should broadcast the piece because these same readers will read it eagerly. I am an advocate for the publication of this article and commend the newspaper for including this piece in The…
The name Ray Allen carries influence and speaks volume. Ray Allen should be awarded the most valuable player award for when he matched and broke the three-pointer record for NBA basketball and also for having his own foundation. Ray Allen is paving the way for young men and women.…
It would be impossible for most people to live even one day without mass communication, and yet, many people know little of how the media work and how it influence their lives positively and negatively. However, society has always needed effective and efficient means to transfer information in which mass communication media is the result of this need. Mass communication plays a significant role in modern society. For instance, broadcasting of news and other accurate information represents one of the functions of mass communication. People now days have an abundance of sources at their disposal for acquiring news, in particularly, television medium…
The primary function of this article, which was found in the New York Times, was to…
The person I chose to learn more about was Jayson Blair former writer for the New York Times. I found an article penned by several writers within the New York Times entitled, CORRECTING THE RECORD-Times Reporter Leaves Long Trail of Deception (2003). This article was published in May of 2003 and gives a description of what Mr. Blair did wrong, how it was discovered, and the ultimate consequence that was handed down to Mr. Blair. During Mr. Blair tenure, at the New York Times, Mr. Blair became very good at using his cell phone, articles in other newspapers, and sometimes even pictures to write his stories. According to the article, Jayson Blair had problems, early on, with sticking to the truth in writing and was caught several times within the first few years of fabricating stories (2003). He was soon put under the…
‘’When people say God blessed me with a beautiful Jump-Shot, it really pisses me off. I tell those people, ‘’’Don’t undermine the work I’ve put in everyday, not some days, everyday.’’Ray Allen is a hard worker, he has been since the day he was born on July 20, 1975.His parents, Flora and Walter Allen, were in the Military during Ray’s youth. He was even born on Castle Air Force base in Merced, California. Ray constantly moved with his family. He had a hard time making friends at all the new schools he went to. In a recent (A letter to myself), Allen wrote, ‘’Kids are just, kids are just mean’’. Ray Allen overcame a difficult childhood, filled with always trying to make new friends, always moving to different homes and hard work.…
Critical to understanding the function of gay writers and activists during the AIDS crisis is acknowledging the actions of the media during that time. The ways in which society perceives an event is often dictated by the media’s coverage of that event; additionally, large-scale awareness of an event is engendered by whether or not mainstream media is bringing it to the attention of the majority. The attitude of news sources toward an event as well as the ways in which it is covered affect how it is perceived by society. Subtle rhetoric choices, sensationalizing issues, and point of view are all tools of the media that can shift and mold how issues are nationally viewed and received. At the onset of the AIDS crisis it became clear what the…
The article I chose for this assignment is “Congress approves stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown” (Mascaro 2015). The article was written by Lisa Mascaro and published in the Los Angeles Times. Mascaro graduated from UC Santa Barbara with degrees in economics and political science. She has also written for the Las Vegas Sun. During her time at the Las Vegas Sun she contributed to a group of stories that won the paper a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. In this article Mascaro does her best to remain neutral by reporting facts and quoting both sides, but a slight liberal bias bleeds through. The Los Angeles Times has been in circulation for more than 100 years and has won several Pulitzer prizes. The paper has been known to have a liberal bias, but usually tries to keep their stories balanced. I believe the papers history and Mascaros attempts to remain neutral in this story make both credible sources.…
The examples that are used shows the audience that the New York Times Editorial does have…
Bibliography: Allen, A. (1998, February 8). The Washington Post. Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/national/longterm/exposed/exposed1.htm author…
in an article that he wrote for the New York Times that “In the last century many families…