2006-10-23 01:23:48 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
because it seems so dramitic the way they write it
2006-10-23 01:25:30 · answer #1 · answered by ilovecantering 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do believe newspapers falsify? Simple because they do. Embellish and sensationalise. If you ever witness a newsowrthy event - then read the reports you will be surprised (to start before realisation dawns) that what you see bears no resemblance to what is written.
Read a story, listen to a broadcast and identify the adjectives - this is the colour or background to a story. Someone in the dock will "weep", a victim will "beg for mercy", killers are callous, cold-blooded, inhumane - most of the descriptions add nothing other than to beef up what is a dull and to all intents and purposes a non-story - the newspapers and media need to make them newsworthy to fill the vast and inflated number of pages. The British newspapers print more pages than almost any other country - the result is more stories inflated to news story when if they had limited space - they would fail to measure of of being relevant or interesting or having any affect on peoples lives.
Our media used to be interesting, some was great now for the most part it is shallow, sad, depressing and overidden by celebrities of no interest to man nor beast
2006-10-24 07:55:55 · answer #2 · answered by Gilly S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Often,,, or rather those "News" papers that appeal to Tabloid junkies, aren't promoting "Journalism" at all, and the readers likely don't care.
You might think of Newspapers and the readers, in two different ways.
Analogy:
Some of us eat "fast food" IE: MAC D's etc...because it's "fast",,,usually, and we don't much care about digesting, as much as we do "filling up"
Others of us,,, or when anyone has the time, they might better enjoy sitting, relaxing, even savoring a "meal" with some nutritional content, and benefits after the fact."
I hope I made the point.
Steven Wolf
2006-10-23 08:36:30 · answer #3 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when you read an article in the newspapers you dont normally know the actually facts and as its normally more then one paper covering that particular issue, you tend to believe what the papers are portraying.
but on the other hand, when there are two sides to the story you tend to see the flip side of the coin and have a different opinion.
2006-10-23 08:34:55 · answer #4 · answered by gemsi44 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
newspapers represent certain audiences (Sun working class - independent mid-class etc). To satisfy their readers (or so they think) they will often react to a news story the way they think their readers would often missing out important facts. Also on a bad news day tabloids will add a little spice to spruce things up.
For relevant important news this can affect large sectors of society (like the UK vail stories).
2006-10-27 02:41:00 · answer #5 · answered by edquest 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Newspapers are forum where journalists and other interested parties express their views and understanding of news. Its easily the case they may be giving only oneend of picture. Consider Newspapers as starter to get in touch with world affairs but get it mix and match with other medias (like, TV, Internet etc.)
2006-10-23 08:33:55 · answer #6 · answered by razawar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you think celebrities get so upset sometimes? Its because they write stuff that ISNT TRUE but everyone believes it!
we have such an appetite for famous people that we will read anything about them, and thus there is a large reason to make things up about the people we are interested in.
2006-10-25 14:28:07 · answer #7 · answered by Zinc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they repeat it so often.
Look at the Express and every Monday - they will have a story on Diana and 'the conspiracy'. The Sun and Mail are still fixated on asylum seekers as they have been for the past five years, whilst the Express goes on about petrol prices!!!
2006-10-25 11:07:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they're gullible. They've not yet realised that the press will NEVER let the truth get in the way of telling a juicy story.
Save your money and the environment, dont buy newspapers!
2006-10-23 08:40:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People assume if it gets to a newspaper stand than it must've been verified as true so they have no trouble spending 50 cents on it... besides, if nothing else, there's always the crossword puzzle right???
2006-10-23 08:33:05 · answer #10 · answered by rjakjr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually Sun readers. And they enjoy being angry at something.
Some of us have the intelligence (but don't show it very often in my case) to ignore the media as not a news service but a vehicle to extract vast multiples of 40p from our wallets in to theirs.
2006-10-23 08:50:21 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋