This report says that Palestinian militants have launched more then 250 projectiles into southern Israel since the Israeli attack on Palestinians that left 1,400 Palestinians, and 13 Israelis dead. This article does not shy away from the fact that Palestinians have taken violent action, at the same time it displays that it is not necessarily unprovoked, with the death count of Palestinians at the hands of Israeli attack being so high. It appears to me that this source is trying to display the fact and motivations of both sides of the conflict. This is how I believe looking at different kinds of media sources compares to Firefly. It is not the typical show that gets the viewer on the side of the so called ''bad guy," which is precisely what Firefly does in showing the moral compass of Mal. If proper research is done, and both sides of a conflict are illuminated, one can not help but gain greater understanding of the issue at hand. No matter how you twist it, the world is one place, everyone is a citizen of the world. I totally support listening to media in the United States, I plan on becoming a journalist, and in doing so, I will contribute to the media. But I do not believe people should allow themselves to only see what one source of media has to offer, that can lead to unbalanced and uninformed opinions. The gains from looking to multiple news sources are extremely valuable.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Must I go to Italy to find the full story?
"Some 1,400 Palestinians were killed in the December 27 - January 18 offensive, as well as 13 Israelis," is final line of a news report from Adnkronos, an Italian press agency. The article itself speaks of Israeli bombing of tunnels that lead into Gaza, stating that Israeli's claim these tunnels are used to smuggle weapons, where as the Palestinians claim it is used to smuggle much needed supplies due to the harsh Israeli blockage on Gaza.
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This is a great use of a secondary source! I love how you used international diplomacy issues in order to support ideas in your paper about there being two sides to every story. If you keep finding sources such as these, and integrate them as well as you did here, you will have a great analysis!
ReplyDeleteI agrees with Rebecca, you did a great job with this! Your topic is one that most people in the media can't comprehend. Media outlets want ratings, they don't care about reporting the whole truth from both sides, just as long as people are listening to them. Firefly does a good job at walking in the bad guys shoes. But at the same time, to keep with your theme, you can't forget about the good guys!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool subject that I never would've thought of for Firefly. It makes me think about just how impotant our first amendment freedom of the press is. I think it's one of the civil liberties most taken for granted, but it shouldn't be. If the government controlled the press, we WOULD only see one side of the story (North Korea anyone?). But because we have the media, we're able to see all sides. You could even explore how fox news always seems to have another opinion than every other telecast.
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