How Media Coverage of the Vietnam War Changed America, Journalism

I think media was bad before. After reading this article, media finally does the right thing. Media stopped the war of the Vietnam War. Vietnam War ended after most twenty years. It took a very long time. It was very cruel to Vietnamese and American. Many people died in Vietnam War. American government did not want to stop the war until society began to report the true awfulness of war and the politics behind it. The media and American people lost hope in the government and war. Media also reported images of the war on television. Photos of dead soldiers were shown on television. This was the first time to play the images of war on television. So there were more and more people against the war. Finally, American decided to end the war.



Although media did the good thing in this event, I still trust myself.

Postmortem: Iraq war media coverage dazzled but it also obscured

    Media has always confused people.  Media should not just show what they want to show. They should show the truth. In this article, they let reporters and journalists join the war in Iraq. They took pictures and  made newstories about the war. But it was not good. Some of informations would have endangered the lives of American soldiers. Todd Gitlin said the media makes the war a kind of entertainment for the people. But Barbie Zelizer said that photos didn't always show the truth. She said that the photos should be both visually dazzling and journalisically inappropriate. We should not always trust the photos. If people want know the truth, they must share a passion for seeking out the truth.

Media manipulation

    Everyone can't live without society media like news, talk shows, reality shows or soap opera. It can amuse people. It became a part of our life. But I hope there is no bad media, because it is bad for children. They can't realize what is right or wrong. But I am glad there are many levels of program. Like some programs are not good for children, they will warn at first. It is good thing for media.

  But it is not always right for media. Like a movie named Wag the Dog. A political leader will start a war or create another large incident to divert the public attention from certain issues that threaten the regime or leadership. It showed us we can't not all believe what we see on media. Media also has power to attack who has criticism it. Because people believe it. People watch media everyday. 

  Next time, I will find the evidence after I see the media.

    

Wag the Dog

    Wag the Dog is a black comedy film. It is about the scandal of American president. Facing this scandal to become head-line news and presidential-election, so they started a war. But this war was not a real war.

    This film talked about political, society and media. Media really influences society a lot. I hope I can know more political of the USA from this film. I also want to know how big power media has. Why media can make wrong to be right. I really forward looking this film.
 

Loud echoes of TV history

    This show changed the life of Lance Loud. If he didn't act in the show, maybe he wouldn't have died. He was the first openly gay man on TV shows. It was the huge change for that time. Gay people would feel more comfortable after they saw Lance Loud. An American Family was more real than Survivor and The Bachelor.
    One part in the show that is important is when Lance Loud took his mom to a drag musical. He had a lot of  courage to tell his mom that he was a gay also to show her that part of his life. Gay people who watched the show would have the same courage to tell their parents.
    Lance Loud's father regretted that if he would have paid more attention to his son, maybe he would not die. He died in Los Angeles on Dec. 21.2001. His passing was preceded 30 years earlier by the death of a significant part of American television's own "age of innocence."

Hotel Chelsea

    I have known many things about Hotel Chelsea from wiki. The building was the tallest in New York. And it was one of the city's first private apartment cooperatives. It bankrupted many times, and it is renovation now.
    There were many actors, file directors, musicians, visual artists, fashion designers and warhol superstars living in the building. A designer Charles James died there of pneumonia in 1978. There were also several survivors of the Titanic staying in this hotel.
    I learned lots of information about this hotel. I knew many movies, books, and musics mentioned the hotel. This hotel is very important in the USA.

I’m OK, You’re (Really Not) OK: Memories of “An American Family”

There was a sexual revolution. Women lived without telling anyone. When they were found, they had lived with somebody else. We could know things On “An American Family”. Like: a son coming out as gay to his parents. There was no secret on reality show. Everyone loves gossip. They like to know other people's secret. So people love the reality show. And this is why becoming more and more reality shows. But is that really true? I don't believe it.

Reality Check

The family had drastic changes after their reality show. The parents also divorced because of that. And every children of the family had lots of persecution. The reality show influenced them very much even though they grew up.
I think everyone should have own privacy. If there was a camera in my home and recorded my life everyday, I would get crazy and couldn't feel free in my own house. I really don't like when I do something and people keep looking at you. Family is important to children. They are influenced by family.  I am glad I have a happiness family. My parents are nice to me. I am the youngest girl in my family. Everyone treated me like a princess. I appreciate I have them. They always protect me. I love my family very much.

The comments of The Real Deal on Reality TV

There are many kinds of reality TV shows. Reality TV shows attract more people. It cost less money than a scripted drama. But is it real? Does it really unscripted? Reality shows are excited because we believe it is live. We have watched many reality shows. Like tricking people on the road or watching a couple arguing on the show. But is it really good for audience? I think maybe it may have a little influence to people. The actor on the show may be famous for that, but it is just for a while. People who watched you just want to laugh at you. It is a good entertainment for audiences.

The comments of Just how real are reality TV shows?

This article showed me how real are reality TV shows. People who watched the shows were discontent with the reality of the show. The author of the article called it 'partially scripted television'. The reality shows places real people in unreal situations. There are many reality shows. People are complaining the show are not real, but they still watch them. Because the shows are still entertaining. The author said that the shows are half real and half fake. The reality shows can not be completely real but still be popular.

The commence of THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA

I got more information about The American Family from this article. It didn't talk about Cinema Verite. It talked about how the producer chose the family to act The American Family. It also showed me the summary of each episode. Maybe it is interesting. I would like to see it one day.

The commonce of Television

There are two shows. One of the shows is The American Family. The other is Cinema Verite. Cinema Verite talks about the making of The American Family.The American Family is a reality show about the real life of an American family. It was very popular in America. The stars of the show became famous celebrities. However, some people think it is not real. Beacause they think the camera changed the way they acted. Even though it is a reality show. Some people think it is the first reality show. However, Mr. Gilbert and Raymonds do not agree. It shows a lot about the past. But it is not a reality show.