Blog #4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ0wI0ykVmA
1- CHAOS IN THE HOUSE : bad news
The house of representatives has no speaker or timeline when the position is going to be filled. Kevin McCarthy, male, white, and 58 years old will possibly be the only speaker who's going to be voted out of the position, but who will take his spot? Oct 4th the house is still struggling to search for a speaker, the house won't vote on a new leader till next week and they keep referring to the house as "paralyzed." Trump is also convincing the people that he fits best as the speaker, which a lot of people agree with him for that position, he says " i'll do whatever it is to help, but my focus my big focus is to being president."
They began to discuss one of the representative that want this position Steve Scalise a white male he is a Louisiana congressman, elected in 2008, and #2 house republican since 2019. Representative Jim Jordan is also wanting the title of speaker he is an Ohio congressman, elected in 2007, top trump ally, and chairman of house judiciary.
This story covered politics, it related to the "Media effects" which was talked about in our reading. Media effect is described as how its worded the effect that the media has on us whether it is with opinions, seeing someone doing something , the weather, hearing something we like or dislike, seeing everyone agree with something so you do the same, a trend, etc. During this story they keep comparing the two representatives and one who has a closer relationship with trump, which many people like so they consume that information and continue with that individual.
2- DEADLY STABBING HORROR : bad news
A Brooklyn man who worked with people who are recovering or have bad habits with drugs and made it his life mission to help them with their addiction was fatally stabbed on a bus stop bench in front of his girlfriend. The attack was completely random and the police still hasn't made an arrest, the couple was waiting on a bus stop after coming home from a wedding. When a man started kicking things on the street and shouting at the couple, Carson a white male who was stabbed tried to calm the man down as he was yelling at Carson "who are you staring at, I'll kill you right now." Carson tried to run away as he tripped over the bus stop bench as the man started to stab him a bunch of times in front of his girlfriend, the man comes back to spit at the girlfriend and kick Carson as he is pronounced dead at the scene. More than 2,300 felony assaults took place in New York this year.
This story is showing us the unfortunate reality of life and how it can be very dangerous and unexpected no matter what kind of person you are. In this weeks reading there was a theory called "cultivation theory" which is basically talking about the media exposure and distorted view on the amount of violence and risk in the work. Mainstreaming was one topic mentioned in the Cultivation theory, it shows heavy television viewers from diverse backgrounds tend to develop a more homogenized view of the world.
3- BORDER BREAKDOWN: bad news
There was a video released showing a Texas national guards man yelling at a migrant as he is crossing under a barbed wired fence while holding a toddler. As another child sees whats going on and comes to grab the toddler, where then the guard starts kicking the mans hand while shouting "why did you send the child, do you like how you're suffering." The video is filmed from the Mexican side, the clip doesn't show before or after the clip and the Texas military apartment did not respond to any comments to the video. For weeks there were holes in the barbed wire allowing many people to cross through, they interviewed someone about this video where he said they are only focused on enforcement and not meeting basic human rights to these human.
4- PLUMMETING FROM THE SKY: bad news
A deadly plane crash in Oregon at least 2 people were pronounced dead after a plane from a pilot train school plummeted from the sky and crashed into a house. The plane dropped from 5,000 feet straight into a New Berg Oregon home, police confirming a 22 year old flight instructor and a 20 year old student were confirmed dead and another 20 year old survived. She was pulled from the wreckage and air lifted to a hospital she remains hospitalized and in critical condition. Police say multiple people were home during the crash, but everyone in the house managed to safely evacuate. The cause of the crash is unclear.
5- MOM CONFRONTS ATTACKER: bad news
An arrest in Philadelphia for days long man hunt for a man who was accused of smashing the back window on a women's car with her young children inside before pointing a gun at her. A mother is shown faced off her armed attacker and pushing him away from her car on the streets of Philadelphia. The video shows a group of dirt bikers driving past city hall in an apparent street takeover, the man is shown jumping and hitting the women's car as she goes out to confront him he takes out his gun and points it to her head. The attacked Cody a white male was arrested for aggravated assault.
6- BATTERY EXPLOSION IN SYDNEY CAUSES FIRE : bad news
A video shows flames erupt from a room in Sydney as two people run out one of them facing a little burns. The police say a defective e bike which are very popular now, the bikes battery was left on a charger sparked the explosion, but there was no other injuries reported.
This story also relates to Media effects from the reading. Many of us see products or items on the internet that we see trending and must have, in this story two roommates saw this e bike which is a hot thing right now. They purchased this item and were charging the battery, which all disaster let loose and an explosion occurred in their apartment thankfully no one was hurt.
Hello Malak! It was interesting to see how the “reality” presented to viewers from the news segments covered in the broadcast differed from the one I watched. The news segments you brought up in your blog were what I expected to see in the one I watched. When I think of the news, I tend to think about politics and reporting on violence. There were typical stories and stories relating to the Milwaukee community in the news broadcast I watched. I like how you gave a detailed description of each of the news segments. It shows a clear picture or insight into the wording used in news broadcasts that illustrates the “reality” presented to viewers.
ReplyDeleteThis was a really well done description of this segment. It is so sad how people can be influenced by media to want things. Going has far as hurting or killing someone for things we see threw media is the hard reality of today's society. These topics is a lot of sad news, honestly a lot to take in.
ReplyDeleteHey Malak! I think it’s really interesting that you watched a national news broadcast and found all of the stories reported to be considered a “bad news” story. I say this because I recently read another peer’s post, and found that national news broadcasts are usually based more on realism, rather than optimism. In my opinion, this really stems from the fact that “good” national news isn’t really as personable for everyone, and as a result, doesn’t give off the uplifting sense of “Our world is a good place!” for all. Great analysis of the media you consumed!
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