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Thursday, April 26, 2007

'Nowadays, the mass media do not report the news; they make the news'.
Discuss this with references to recent events.

I agree to the statement 'Nowadays, the mass media do not report the news; they make the news' to a large extent.

First of all, let me define mass media. It means 'all of the communications media that reach a large audience, especially television, radio, and newspapers'.

The recent news on the break up of Prince William and his girlfriend has definately caught my attention. First, we have an article stating about how the break up came about because of the fact that William is currently an officer in Dorset and Kate, his girlfriend, living alone in london. Also in the same article, it mentioned about the news reporting William's friend's speech. Now, how true is it that it was reallt Willian's friend's speech? That is not all. Soon later, the next article about their break-up was published. This time, it reported that it was Kate's mother who was behind the reason for the break up. I would not call this a form of 'reporting news' but 'making news'. These articles seem to be contradicting itself. The doubts from these news will question the readers to wonder if what they have written is correct. If this is so, how can this be a 'report'?

Also, recently there has been a new section which is a part of The Straits Times. It is none other than 'STOMP'. (http://www.stomp.com.sg/) It is a form of mass media which allows the people to send in their 'news'. How true are these 'news' that they have written? Yes, it does allows the people to be given a chance to voice their opinions over certain issues. But, are these news trustworthy? This is definately a question we must clarify.

Not forgetting the magazines which acts as a form of leisure to us. We have often seen and read in these magazines many gossips. Are they reporting them? I do not think so. It seems like they have been coming up with their own stories so as to attract the attention of the consumers.

Of course, there are news such as the that on the pay rise for ministers which was just published not too long ago that was actually reported. For example, the articles included tables and charts on the price that the ministers are paid. These actually shows us some examples. Moreover, it allows transparency of the government.
http://news.asiaone.com.sg/st/st_20070412_109724.html

In conclusion, I feel that the mass media need to start thinking about they way the publish their news. They must know that they do not need to put in effort to make a news 'appear' interesting. News being news will naturally be attracted to the readers. Hence, they should just post the real insights.

♥Bid Farewell