TV Networks Coverage - Admission/Application Essay Example

? TV Networks Coverage No: TV networks coverage TV networks coverage has become more authentic and effective in all mediums of communication. Now a person relies on TV networks coverage more as compared to other mediums. In this paper I will discuss point of views of the segments weather, they are subjective and objective, in which way channels represents news story and in the news story what should be included and what should be erased and what are the important parts which are not mentioned in the news story. I will also discuss about the social groups which are represented in the news story and weather the news channels are taken at face value, or they are sensationalized for entertainment. I will also discuss how these channels effects on our personal life, why or why not. I have seen and read a news story from three different channels and have found a difference between three of the coverage’s and this is news about violence which is taking place in Syria and because to sort it out, UN Security council arranged a meeting in which Russia and China who are the members of that council as well as have the veto power to take decisions, had totally condemned the draft resolution that was against the violence which are taking place openly in the streets due to which killings of local inhabitants happen. UN Security council has talked about to change the government which is under President Bashar al-Assad, because after his government violence in Syria has been increased. BBC point of views in the news is totally subjective because the news story is consisting of facts either than opinions. According to Arab league plan, the president of the country leaves his government as soon as possible so that new government could make within two months. British, France and America agreed their plan on the contrary, Syria itself condemned this plan. Proposed Russian amendment to the text was described as "unacceptable" by the US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice (BBC.com 2012). Ms Rice condemned the vetoes as "shameful". It showed, she said, how Russia and China aimed to "sell out the Syrian people and shield a craven tyrant"."Any further bloodshed that flows will be on their hands," Ms Rice added. BBC demonstrates that news story totally based on facts and lives coverage of the events that has made news more effective (BBC.com 2012). According to BBC news, 200 casualties happened in Homs per day which was later minimized to 50, the city which has become the anti Assad government (BBC.com 2012). As compared to BBC, CNN news channel said that 321 casualties happened in between the two days. In the BBC news, interviews of local inhabitants of Homs have not taken and in the CNN news interviews of local inhabitants were also shown. CNN demonstrates its news story totally biased to activist group and against government as well as it was also shown in CNN news that activist groups are right and government is wrong (CNN.com 2012). Fox news and BBC are also biased, they supported activist group and was against government of Syria (BBC.com 2012). According to Fox channel, 200 killings have taken place in which 144 killings happened in Khaldiyeh, the place where large amount of Sunnis live. As compared to fox news, BBC and CNN did not show the killings of Khaldiyeh, which should be shown in the news story because, this is an important part of the news story. Several wounded bodies were also shown in Khaldiyeh mosque where Sunnis said their prayers. Government denied that video and said these killings are not the result of bombardment on the contrary the bodies which are in videos, are the people who were kidnapped by the terrorists. Fox news point of views regarding about that news are subjective that means fox news has shown that news are opinion based and want to guilty Syrian Government and do not have authentic proofs as compared to BBC and CNN ( FoxNews.com 2012). It was also shown in BBC news that activists have fired on Syrian embassy and it was shown in Fox news that 17 soldiers, who were firing were captured by activists. These two important things were not shown in CNN news that should be added in that news story. In that news story in BBC, US ambassador, Susan Rice said there are more important issues for Security Council to get solution of that like the problems of Gaza and Somalia but I think this part in the news story should be erased and will not shown in TV because this is totally a subjective opinion and is not based on facts (BBC.com 2012). Personal values consist of honesty, loyalty, integrity, responsibility, to love, to care etc. career values are also included in personal values means to select that field in which you could easily express your skill in a proper way. Media impacts great on the personal values especially news segment because now a days people entirely rely on TV for getting the news that is why news channels effect on personal values greatly. However, media has three important functions; educating, maintaining public relations and campaigning for a particular policy or point of view. Like a person becomes biased what news media show to him. People are used to pick the news story in the way the news channel shows. In the news segment, the behavior of the two social activist groups is shown which shows that there is major difference in the views and the information provided by both the activist groups. The other group is the government that is against the activist groups. However, both the opposition activist groups are against the government troops. In the news segment the opposition groups are portrayed to be true and fighting for the cause while the government troops are killing the residents. Instead of government organizations, the news segment are based on the views and the reports of the opposition activist groups as the BBC news says that “one opposition activist group said it confirmed 62 deaths in Homs, while other organizations gave death toll is excess of 200” (BBC.com 2012). However, CNN has itself doubts about the validity of the news as the governmental organizations have stopped the reports and journalist to penetrate into the Syrian region. Besides considering the main issue, most of the segment of the news altered the issue and reminded what the people are facing and how harsh the government is with the people of the Syria and what the difficulties are the opposition activist groups have. However, the main theme of the news segment remained the same which have opinions about the veto of the Russia and China in favor of the Bashar Al-Assad’s government. In the whole news segment, the depiction of the government and the groups is considered bad and the draft of the resolution vetoed by the China and Russia is considered as the act to give the permission to the government to act violently against the activist groups and the people of the Syria. Besides addressing the real issue, BBC news focused on the reaction of the United States of America, which in my view, should have no place in the news segment. Most of the news segment did not show the true behavior of the government or the people as the reporters and the journalist have to face the restriction when entering the boundaries of the Syria. Thus, the news segment told the facts that the segment received from the people of the Syria. In this way, only the facts are described by the all the news segment but at some place the ‘Fox News’ included some of the points that should have been not placed in the news segment like the fox news included that “The U.N. estimated several weeks ago that more than 5,400 people have been killed in the Syrian government crackdown, but has not been able to update the figure. The death toll from Monday's offensive in the suburbs was around 100 people, making it among the bloodiest days since the uprising began, according to the two activist groups” (Fox News.com 2012). The background information is necessary but making the entire segment background information is sometimes carries away from the facts and makes is more sensationalized. I have seen and read same news story on three different channels that are BBC, CNN and Fox news. The news is about the veto of the Russia and the China in favor of the Syrian government and the effects associating the signing of the draft of the resolution. The stories also talked about the attacks which are taking place in Syria by its own Government doing campaigns against it own government violent activities. BBC, CNN and fox news are seemed to be in favor of the anti government organizations. Most of the facts did not come from the valid resources thus it can be said that the news segment one showed one side of the mirror. Most of the coverage came from the activist sources. In the Fox news, killings of Sunnis in the place of Khaldiyeh were also shown in the media through bombardment in which so many bodies were shown in the Khaldiyeh mosque. But the government denied accepting these killings from their own hands. This shows fox report is in favor of activist and in against of government. The nature of channels also effects on the personal values of the person because exposure of TV has become drastically increased. References BBC.com (2012). UN Veto Gives Assad License to Kill Opposition. Retrieved on 3rd February 2012 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16893609 CNN.com (2012). Opposition Calls for Strike as Syrian Violence Grows. Retrieved on 3rd February 2012 from http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/05/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 FoxNews.com (2012). Russian envoy Reportedly Says Country Would Veto UN resolution on Syria IT deems Unacceptable. Retrieved on 3rd February 2012 from http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/01/russian-envoy-reportedly-says-country-would-veto-un-resolution-on-syria-it/?test=latestnews Read More