Media Coverage Feeds Into Negativity and Then Feeds It To The World
Many say we are what we eat and many eat anything that the MEDIA feed you.
I previously blogging about how media influences behavior. I just wanted to touch on something similar....especially since the decision has been made not to indict the police officer who shoot and killed Mike Brown.
America was on pause on Monday November 24, 2014 at 9:24 ET t when the Grand Jury in Ferguson when Robert McCulloch read the decision not to indict any charges on the officer in the Mike Brown shoot. The news was devasting to many and they mass media knew how to get others to act on the what they were seeing for themselves. CNN, MSNBC, FOX and other state local news anchors broadcasting the news were getting footage of Monday night and just showing the negative side, at every angle they possible could. From the riot to the fires all negative media was being shown on all the news networks.
Violence erupted in the St.
Louis area overnight, leading to more than 80 arrests, as protesters fired more
than 100 gunshots and burned and looted as many as 25 buildings and vandalized
police cars in Ferguson, Mo. The violence was broadcast on all levels of mass media. The negativity was watched across the United States.
St. Louis County police released records early Tuesday showing 61 people were arrested in Ferguson on charges including burglary and trespassing. And St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said 21 people were arrested in the city.
Media did not show one piece of the peaceful protesters or anything positive. For example Boston, Sanford, Louisville and more cities had peaceful demonstrations but media still feed into the negativity.
Well said A'Rae, and I completely agree with you. President Obama had asked the media to focus on the positive just like they did they negative and that did not happen. There were alot of clergymen/women trying to steer the crowd away from crime, along with everyday citizens but that was hardly discussed. At some point, people must start caring about their community, citizens, neighbors and each other. If they will start to value the life of ALL people, I do believe this world in which we live will be better!! I am forever the optimist!!
ReplyDeleteMedia outlets are always going to cover violent crime and negativity (especially during riots) because it's what gets people watching and talking. "Hey turn on Fox and check out the McDonalds burning to the ground!" sounds a lot more attention grabbing than "Did you see those peaceful protests where no one got shot or hurt and no buildings burned down? It was very emotional..."
ReplyDeleteA'Rae, I agree it does center on all of the negative parts of a campaign or politician's life. Like the politician who's daughter was just revealed through his Twitter conversations with her. Although this man did not know he had a daughter until she was 22 years old, it will now be a hinderance to his campaign since his opponents can use this as a reason people should not vote for him, clearly he's not a good person because he "hid" his unknown daughter from the media. Or perhaps he wanted to let her live a normal life that she was used to for 22 years.
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