How Media coverage of the Vietnam War Changed America, Journalism

     

     Although media often conveyed not whole right information, it really did a nice job this time. The Vietnam War was ended by media. This war were between Vietnam and America for at least twenty years. It was very cruel, brutal and ruthless. These two countries cost much money and broke lots of places. A lot of American and Vietnam soldiers were dead owing to join this war. Because of the war which was continued for a long time, more and more people didn't trust their government. Media showed the pictures which was very cruel and horrifying on TV. Lots of people refused to continue the war. They would like to stop the war. Although America didn't want to stop the war, finally, the war was over in the end because of people's pressure for the government. 

Postmortem: Iraq war media coverage dazzled but it also obscured

  
     Media can covey lots of different kinds of information and should share the truth about the news.  It influences many people in the world. If the media expresses wrong thoughts, some people will get fake ideas. However, media is just like that. Media will report the parts which are beneficial for them. They will choose some parts and won't talk the whole real things. That will confuse the people.
     For example, there are a lot of reporters and journalists reporting in Iraq war. These American reporters took a few  pictures and showed them on TV. However, these photos were selected. Those could not told the whole war.Many people always were confused by media. If we would like to trust them, we must think twice and get more evidence first. That will help us realize which the real thing is.

Media manipulation

   We started to  learn and see media when we were just children. Media was just like our friends. We cannot live without it. It could let us realize lots of new things in the world. However, it was also a devil sometimes because little bad media would pass wrong ideas to affect lots of people to own false thoughts. For instance, someone who had enough political power or money would control the news media. They may pass the ideas which was beneficial to them. If the person was just a child, he or she could not distinguish which was right or not. This would cause a big problem.

   Though media was very important for everyone to get news, I hoped that each person could know how to choose the right one and criticize the wrong one. We could not be influenced by the fake news. When we saw the media, we also must distinguish it was good or bad in the same time.

Wag the Dog

   This article was written about a movie which was called "Wag the Dog" talked about politics, media and society. The movie was talked that a president created a fake war to draw attention away from a sex scandal with a teenage girl because the U.S. president was accused of luring an underage "Firefly Girl'' into an anteroom of the Oval Office. Brean wanted to use media to help the president because a presidential-election was coming. He had a motto "To change the story, change the lead." He would like to decrease the scandal and let more and more people pay attention to other things.

   Media always plays a pretty important role in our lives. We often watch the news on TV and get much information about this society. However, I consider that media's information is not all true. Sometimes, it is wrong and creates some fake news. Although  media can influence us a lot, we have to think twice when we hear the news. We must think it is right or wrong by ourselves. Being careful to face the media will help us more.

Loud echoes of TV history

   Lots of people like to watch reality TV shows. However, I think it has something good and something bad because all actors in the show don't own the privacy. Their privacy will be showed in public and all audiences can know their things clearly. This causes lots of problems.

   Like Lance Loud, he was the member in the show "American Family." He was told his real thing by the show. In fact, he was a gay, so many people know this reality. America met Lance, the first openly gay person on television, and watched the Louds' marriage fall apart. He encouraged his mind to tell his mom that  he loved a man. Although it was amazing, this thing led to a big revolution. However, this thing caused a big pressure to him, so he died early. I think if he didn't act in this show, maybe his life would be changed.

Hotel Chelsea

   The "Hotel Chelsea" was the old and popular building in New York. It was one of the city's first private apartment cooperative and the tallest building in New York at the time of its construction. It was located at 222 West 23rd Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea.

    Lots of different kinds of people like to live in "Hotel Chelsea", such as musicians, literary artists, actors, writers, film directors and Visual artists, etc.They thought it was very comfortable and beautiful because there wasn't any room designed the same style. Every room was special. For example, Arthur C. Clarke wrote 2011: A Space Odyssey while staying at the Chelsea, and poets Allen Ginsberg, and Gregory Corso chose it as a place for philosophical and intellectual exchange. There were many notable residents living there before.

    

After I read this article, I wished I could live in Hotel Chelsea, too. However, it has closed for renovations in August 1, 2011. So, if I  have the chance to travel to New York next time, I will visit it and take lots of photos.

I’m OK, You’re (Really Not) OK: Memories of “An American Family”

   Long years ago, people only can choose heterosexuality, like man to woman or woman to man. Gayness is not permitted in the world. If you are homosexual, you will be discriminated against by all people. However, in this essay, there was a sexual revolution. Lots of social events were appeared in the reality TV shows. The right for everyone is fair. Every person should own the same rights. For instance, they can choose to marry with the person whom they like. Even though they are gays, they also can choose gayness in public. This is why more and more people like to watch reality TV shows because they can get more information about the real society.

Twenty Years Later, TV's Loud Family Proves There's Life After Fame

    Family is everyone's first social group in the life. It is very important because each baby starts to learn knowledge, hears the sound and gets information  from it first. A family which is good or bad can influence a person very much. Family members always play very important roles in teaching children.

    For example, if the family is harmonious, the children can grow up well. Because the parents can have excellent experience, they can give them good thoughts and ideas. Children always learn form their parents at first, so parents' perfect relationship can help their children walk in the correct ways. In contrast, if the family is bad and estranged, that will give the children bad memory in their life. Children will consider that they must follow their parents' thoughts. However, it's all wrong. They are not good for them. This will effect a person to go to an incorrect way. So, I am glad that I have a wonderful  family. My parents always teach me more and let me become more and more successful. Thanks for my lovely family.

The Real Deal on Reality TV

     Now, there are more and more reality TV shows appeared because they can attract lots of people to see. They don't need to spend too much money making, but they can help producers make a lot of money because they are popular and own many audiences. However, I don't think they are beneficial for us since there are some fake thoughts inside. It is impossible to happen in real life. Those events may make some confuse to us. We may make mistakes owing to watch these kinds of live shows. Although they are very funny, I still dislike them because they will influence people too much.

Just how real are reality TV shows?

   Watching TV is one of my favorite interests in my life. It can tell me plenty of new information and understand lots of ideas in the world. However, some things are correct,but some events are fake. You have to recognize by yourself. You cannot trust all the thoughts on TV because sometimes there are some wrong messages. 

   Just like reality TV shows, it cannot be all real things in the story. It needs to create some fake ideas to increase the pleasure because only real things will let the shows become a little bit boring. The producers not only would like to make perfect show  let audiences watch but also would like to make much money by these shows, so producers have to create something fun to attract a lot of people. If it will be popular, it is successful. Although reality TV shows are very fun, we still need to realize what is real and what is fake. Sometimes, a few incorrect ideas will mislead us. We must be careful.

The Player Center for Media

     This article talks about the documentary series "An American Family." The producer spent lots of months to find the one family in over fifty million available in the early seventies. It's a little hard to get it which was the best for the documentary. This TV show is a real story just like everyone's family no matter in America or   Taiwan ,etc.  The American Family opened up the institution of the family and issues of gender, sexuality and interpersonal relationships. I think they are very interesting. Maybe I will go find the documentary and enjoy it.

Reality-TV Originals, in Drama's Lens

      TV is a very important role in my life. In Taiwan, I often watch TV immediately after school.I remembered when I was a child, I usually watched cartoons every evening. I was always in front of the screen for a long time.Those funny programs made me laugh and happy. I thought TV was my best friend then.

      After growing up , I changed my mind. I didn't watch cartoons from then on. I began to watch news on TV such as political,economic,entertainment,movie, and sport news and so on because I disliked to read newspaper which is filled with too much words in it. Among this various news, I loved sport news the most. When I heard sport news in my bedroom, I would run out to see it right away. I am very interested in doing exercise.It is pretty exciting for me.I can not imagine if TV disappear in the future. Throughout this article, I realize more information about TV's development. This is very helpful to me since I can understand its background and history.