Monday 7 December 2015

Weekly New/Digital Media Homework 12

Why the Sun is likely to escape Ipso censure over its jihadi poll
Despite of a major backlash through social media, particularly Twitter users. The national tabloid The Sun is arguably evading the Ipso censure due to its corporate power under the protection of the Murdoch empire. This highlights an argument about the empowerment of audiences being futile in comparison to the invincible nature of major institutions. 

He's a terrorist, but so are these guys
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The news headline by Daily News of New York City provides a commendable article on the recent West American shootings by a jihadi couple from California. The news article places the jihadi among many terrorists of a Caucasian background, and by doing so, eliminates the prejudice targeted specifically to ethnic minorities of America - this counter-narrative to the Islamophobic nature of most news corporations was commended by media personality Piers Morgan. 

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