Essays on Media bias

Minority issues have become increasingly prevalent in mainstream media as people have become more comfortable with opening dialogue about these sensitive topics. Sadly, if you take a closer look, one group has been seemingly, purposefully excluded from the media: American Indians. Social invisibility refers to a group of people who have been ignored by the…

To begin, in the article, “Uncertainty, Threat, and the Role of the Media in Promoting the Dehumanization of Immigrants and Refugees”, by Victoria Esses, Stelian Medianu, and Andrea Lawson, it is said that with immigrants coming into the western nations, a feeling of unease and uncertainty overcomes those that are not immigrants because then disease,…

From the beginning of time, the media’s goal was always insult the character of Black people. Using mockings of cartoons with jet black skin tones and big red lips, while eating the stereotypical “favorites” of black people: Watermelon, Chicken, and Kool-aid. These cartoons would be on all sources of the media; newspapers, tv, etc.In modern…

When it comes to politics, getting information from media outlets isn’t the best form of research due to biases that media platforms hold. Media biases impact how many Americans feel about politics and can even shape peoples political views. People depend on the media to report accurate information, especially the news. However, media sources are…

Media bias is when a particular company or news producer uses a prejudice or partial opinion in mass media. There are a few different ways this could be done. A popular type is bias of omission, when part of a situation or story is left untold. If one part of the story is not given…

Media refers to all channels of communication through which education, entertainment, news, and other informative materials are passed from one person or a group of people to another. Media includes all broadcasting channels including billboards, newspapers, magazines, radios, televisions, fax, and social media platforms to just mention a few. Media has played a very key…

The world knows for a fact that white people are favored in the media more than black people. Point. Blank. Period. There isn’t an argument out there that can state otherwise without being for the most part wrong. “Black female movie characters shown using vulgar profanity: 89%. White female movie characters shown using vulgar profanity:…

Bias is something that affects how people view various things, from debating the best action movie, best racing game, to whether Dunkin Donut’s is better than Krispy Kreme, or how Coke is better than Pepsi, or vice versa. Bias can affect any and everyone’s judgement whether they think it doesn’t or not. People can judge…

When you click on your t.v. you don’t see real life news like you are used to anymore, nowadays if you were to click on the news there would channels that consider “Kim Kardashian shares ‘almost impossible’ first photo with all four kids”(Garvey, 2019) news worthy. How has social media platforms impacted the public opinions…

Introduction The United States of America is exhibited throughout the world as the land of opportunity. America is famous for this idea because of the “American Dream,” meaning that if you work hard in America, you will prosper. Although many argue that this is not the case for many that move to America, immigrants, especially…