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Madeline & Shannon

Madeleine Mccan & Shannon Matthews

During the Madeleine Mccann article it is revealed that her parents are more socially stable than Shannon Matthews Mother, (and family). This can be discovered by the fact Madeleine's family were abroad in an apartment (sold to the British grand for £113,000) when she was reported missing whereas Shannon become missing in Dewsbury West Yorkshire, where she lived in a council house. This outlines the social divide. Also the Mccan’s were even able to have private conversation between the PM and themselves, however Matthews’ family were restricted to public interviews and conversations, or conversations that were recorded eg: the police station. The Mccan’s being more finically stable and more socially acceptable were able to do things and had more power within the situation than the Matthews’ due to class.

Although Shannon Matthew’s community, friends and family were raising money and determined to support her family unlike the Mccan’s her family were not able to afford professional help such as child phycologist. Madelines parents were able to fly a professional to Portugal connoting their wealth and privileges. 'We're not going back without Madeleine', her family were given options to help their well being. Also showing their support throughout even though it was in fact their own actions that cause Madeline’s kidnapping. Though Matthew’s Mother is responsible before it was revealed it was in fact very obvious about the lack of support she received compared to Madeline’s family.

Mccan’s also had a lot of help from around the world with more than £300,000 in the "find Madeleine" fund, they want to spend every penny carefully. "There is nothing more I would like to see than Madeleine walking in so we could use the fund to find other missing children," Gerry says. But he must know that the likelihood of that is fading daily. Their first mission will be a series of trips around Europe in the hope of keeping Madeleine's profile high. "Spain will be first, probably Madrid and Seville," he explains. "The majority of tourists who come to Portugal come from there. After that it will be Berlin, beginning in a fortnight, and then Holland. We lived in Amsterdam for a year, so we already have a good network of support there." The idea will be to meet politicians and child charities, anyone, as Gerry says, who can help keep Madeleine's haunting image in the public eye. Mccans family being wealthy and upper-class were more appealing to the public therefore they gained more sympathy and empathy, however Matthew’s family were seen as “chavs” therefore had less coverage in the news as well. Companies like the Sun supported Matthew’s family however Mccan’s had a coverage from around the world, even having interviews with Oprah Winfrey.

Also the police and investigators had suspicions about Matthew’s mother but the Mccan’s were mainly only blamed but never were investigated on harming Madeline themselves.

Therefore it is obvious that due to wealth and class that individuals can gain more sympathy and empathy from the public and police showing the negative sides of media.  

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News Values Essay

Media News Values:

Which news values apply in the story?

The thought that news reports should be true dawned on journalists only recently. Until well into the twentieth century, most American and British newspapers propagandized on nearly every page. Instead of developing ethical views, most newspapers only consider their biased opinion, which can get certain newspapers into some trouble such as the one I have chosen. However certain “laws” have been put into place in the theme of media such as “News values” in order to prevent untrue articles. News values are general guidelines or criteria used by media outlets, such as newspapers or broadcast media, to determine how much prominence to give to a story. They are fundamental to understanding news production and the choices that editors and other journalists face when deciding that one piece of information is news while another is not.

The Sun is a tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with one of the largest circulation of any daily newspaper in the United Kingdom with an average circulation of 1,686,840 according to March 2014. Meaning it has a large effect on the news spread around the country, whether it be good or bad. In the example I have chosen The Sun have published an Article about Muslim Jihad’s however they misrepresented poll results, saying 1 in 5 supported British Muslims supported people who have gone to Syria to fight for jihadi groups such as Islamic State when in fact the coverage presented as a fact that the poll showed that one in five British Muslims had sympathy for those who left to join Isis and for Isis itself. The Sun did not accept that the meaning of the question was ambiguous. The paper argued that previous questions in the survey had referred to Isis explicitly which created a lot of controversy and had many complaints towards the newspaper, arguing with Galtung and Ruges theory that believed that our perception of what constitutes an event is culturally determined and not a natural occurrence. However the Sun is a very common newspaper that reports false and incorrect accusations especially towards the Muslim community, they have been found guilty of perpetuating a biased and negative opinion of British Muslims, and are shown to want to spread this opinion.

The article goes against news values as they have attempted to spread a negative view on British Muslims as they explain 20% of Muslims support the Isis crisis, not only is this damaging the reputation of these individuals but creates a social tension between audiences as they feel obligated to feel negatively towards the Muslim Community. This is a common theme in Britain as it has been reported British newspapers have been accused of publishing a “consistent stream” of inaccurate stories about Muslims, reporting that 20 different findings have been reported that spread false and negative allegation towards the Islamic religion which causes a rising hostility.

In my example of the sun, many complains were made towards IPSO and fortunately the article was removed however in many cases the articles are investigated and seen to be innocent. IPSO is the independent regulator for the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK. That holds newspapers and magazines to account for their actions, in order to protect individual rights and In my example Ipso said the paper had been accused of conflating “important distinctions between those travelling to Syria and those already fighting in Syria; between ‘sympathy’ for these individuals and ‘support’ for their actions; and between individuals attracted by the ideology of Isis, and the ideology of Isis itself”. Which In conclusion is positive as the article was later removed.

In conclusion the rising controversy of news values is very important as without it false news and accusation can be spread indefinitely, the power of media can not only create hostility towards certain groups, but their biased opinion can have effect on their audiences. Therefor theories such as the Galtung and Ruges, have been put in place correctly in order to reduce the amount of this happenin

Journalist Ethics:

Journalist Ethics: Ethics: A shared system of morals for dealing with what is “good” or “bad”. Truth and accuracy: The fact based principles Self regulations: the fact of something such as an organization regulating itself without intervention from external bodies. Public interest: What's good for the public, if they are intrigued by the information. Press Regulations: A self regulatory body- the regulate themselves rather than being regulated by the government. Accuracy: The press must not take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information or images including headlines and not supported by the text.] Privacy: Everyone is entitled to his or hers private or family life, home, health and correspondence including digital communications. Harassment: Cannot persist or intimidate people. Intrusion of grief or shock: Cases must be approached with sympathy and discretion and publication handed sensitivity. Children: Pupils are free to complete their time at school without unnecessary intrusion. They must not be approached or photographed at school without permission Children must not be identified in sex cases. Hospitals: Journalist must obtain identification for permission to access the hospital.

News Values

Media: News Values- 3/11/17 Convergence: Referring to the coming together of platforms, techs, devices in media. Todays news is conversed and dispersed across a range of platforms and with a huge range of sources/ producers, including audiences who share the news and alter its meaning by adding their own hyperlinks and comments. Galtung and Ruge (1981) These theorist argued that news is structured according to unspoken values, rather than discovered. Here are some of their key terms. Frequency This values is to do with the time scale of events perceived to be newsworthy. Need to be more frequent to favoured in news coverage. Threshold The is the size of an event that's needed for it to be considered newsworthy. Commonly occurring events happening. Proximity This value is to do with how close to home a story is. For example in 2017 the terror attacks in London and Manchester got more coverage in the UK than those are Somalia. Ideological agenda. The other Non-white people in the media are often defined according to what makes them different from the (white) majority. These values are usually negative. The News industry- 6/11/17 News corporation (2010) $32.7 billion total revenue $7 billion Cable network £7.6 billion Filmed entertainment Rupert Murdoch: Born in Australia Father owned a newspaper company, he inherited it. 800 companies in 50 countries. Tabloid style of journalism He resigned, however still consumes money. News corp: A conglomerate that owns: Financial news services Wireless media (Radio.Inc, Talksport and Virgin Radio) HarperCollins (Book Publisher) New York Post News U News Values: 8/11/17 If it's news, it's generally bad. Predictability, although a key convection of news is to present events as surprising, actually a lot of these are predictable. Continuity and narrative, news involves story-telling just like fiction, and it is convenient for journalist to cover stories which are likely to continue over a period of time, with news events unfolding. Brexit is a good example of a story with great potential for continuity and narrative storytelling.

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Paywall

Paywall Article: For: What does David Simon mean by ‘slow suicide’?: By slow suicide Simon is referring to newspapers slowly losing business, but inflicting this upon themselves by providing cheap or free articles. Why does he mean by saying anti-paywall people “don’t understand the first thing about actual journalism”? This means people do not understand the effort and skills that needs to be involved when working as a Journalist. What does he mean by “journalism is a profession”? Simon is implying that Journalism should be considered and taken seriously as it is an actual job and ambition. And should be a paid job. What do you think made 1 million people pay for the NYT(New York Times)? It provides interesting content