1) To what extent do you agree with Alain de Botton's views on the News?
Alain De Botton is i believe is correct in his views on the news
however I do also think that as an audience we are allowed to choose
what news stories we view and although we are bombarded by news all
around us. From one point with the news he talks about people needing to be taught this where it does happen which is Media. The extent i agree that news for audience makes us not care as to not knowing the people and would be not how we treat them same as to knowing someone.
2) How can you link Marxism and Hegemony to de Botton's criticisms of the News?
lain due to his theory i believe is trying to say that the news picks the main stories that they want there readers to have. This would mean by the fact if it makes an impact or panic which grasp attention they will pick it. This is a hegemonic control of news picking what the audience should see showing the true power of whos really control on content.
3) How could you use Pluralism and new technology to challenge de Botton's views on the News?
To counter an Marxist view could say we have digital online news where stories can be found anywhere and this is a counter argument because we can get news from online and this would mean being update from the whole world on what has happened. This is good because there is no control on what we cant see as we are free and have that choice.
4) Choose two news stories from the last six months - one that supports de Botton's views and one that challenges his belief that the News is used for social control.
Challenges: http://www.journalism.org/2015/04/29/state-of-the-news-media-2015/
Supports: https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-344153300/digital-news-puts-consumers-in-control-audience-is
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