Answer the following questions on your blog:
Notes: The hierarchy of news has gone down,
News should be more focus on what is important to the audience not just what is gripping and compelling
Make the important news popular
We don't care about world news, the news don't allow us to empathise
A good picture enhances the state of knowledge
The news provide fear and not hope
News distorts reality, things seem normal but are anomalous, murders
Gives us false hope
1) To what extent do you agree with Alain de Botton's views on the News?
I totally agree with his views on saying that the news is bombarding audiences, even with news that isn't necessarily relevant and actually important in people's lives. I also agree with the news needing to make important news popular news. In this current time, news institutions place far too much importance on celebrities simply living, whether they are shopping or working out. This definitely needs to change.
2) How can you link Marxism and Hegemony to de Botton's criticisms of the News?
Hegemony is seen when Alan De Botton is talking about the deceptions created through the front cover of the papers. According to Alan De Botton, audiences are creating false realities through what they see on the front of the paper. This is a very strong example of hegemony because audiences are being fooled and mislead information by media producers. Also, Alan De Botton also argues that the new distorts reality which is an example of hegemony.
3) How could you use Pluralism and new technology to challenge de Botton's views on the News?
Through new technology, audiences are able to be journalists thus not giving sole power to actual media producers but also to the audiences.
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