Who will forget the heroic story of Jessica Lynch? ... They disregarded the truth and created a story that was sure to grasp the viewers, readers and listeners attention: a typical war hero story. ... Now here's the real story. ... As for the so-called daring rescue attempt, Iraqi hospital patrons have been quoted as saying that the "U.S. rescuers had faced no resistance and the operation had been over-dramatized". Even Jessica's father was quoted as saying, "Jessica does not have amnesia", as the defence claimed she did. ...

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Many stories during this period failed to mention the actual cause of the disputes. ... For example, the Daily Mail story of February 1st 1978, mentioned that the men on strike were requesting a 46 per cent pay increase, however, it was not mentioned how much they earned or how much they would earn as a result of the increase. In the first six months of 1975, half of all industrial stories in the news bulletins were concerned with only three industries - transport and communication, public administration and overwhelmingly vehicle manufacture. ... In a quote from Harold Evans, the editor ...

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This is the idea of newsworthy ness, It maybe due to the fact that newspapers and T.V needs story's with dramatic twists where racial conflict stories sell best, however it is their constant l reports on negative black violence that influence peoples views and these views can present a very dim stereotypical picture of people in the ethnic minorities. ... In the British press the voice was overwhelmingly white where minority group members are quoted less often than majority group members-even when the topics directly concern them and even when minority experts "experts" are avai...

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Is any cliché in American public discourse quite as stale as "liberal media bias-? Probably not, unless it's "tax-and-spend liberal."" Is there a literate adult living in this country who hasn't heard or read that dull, deceptive phrase literally hundreds or even thousands of times? Not unless said...

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Mass Media Have you ever had an original thought? Why do we dress the way we do, watch what we watch or even live the way we do. Through our means of entertainment, it is almost a guide in how one should live their life. With the technology we have in our world we are persuaded to believe what...

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Thesis Statement: In the Philippine newspaper industry, it is the elite class that ultimately has power over the media. INTRODUCTION There is a notion that the Philippine press is one of the freest in Asia. On the other hand, it is common knowledge that the Philippine media is commercial...

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Many people in our society feel that they have become so immune to the media that they no longer realize the actual affect it has on them. Many of them see it as their only way to discovering the world. Meaning that they get to see, hear, and perhaps feel things that they would never feel, had it no...

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