The
articles “Conflict and control: The war in Afghanistan and the 24-hour news
cycle” and “Live TV and Bloodless deaths: War, infotainment and 24/7 news” have
same thesis but with different approaches. While the author of “Conflict and
control: The war in Afghanistan and the 24-hour news cycle”, Kieran Baker tells
her own experience to readers, the author of “Live TV and Bloodless deaths..”
Daya Kishan Thussu tells readers informatively.
I find
Baker’s experience draws more attention to readers since it touches readers’
hearts. She tells the story sincerely so when readers reading it, they can
understand her emotions and her behaviors. She had to go to Pakistan
reluctantly because she had to report every single circumstance that happened
during the war. She tells how bad was life in Herat by telling the boy "looked at her with desperate eyes." This touches readers hearts and makes them to have sympathy. Furthermore, she puts importance on 9/11 war live coverage.
Different
from Baker’s way of telling, Daya Kishan Thussu tells reader more like
textbook. He analyzes the effects and trends of medias closely. I find his way
of telling is more objective than Baker’s way of telling. I like the way he
develops his argument by giving more information as he can. Through reading
“ The pressures of live reporting part’ I was appalled that all journalists and
reporters work under the unimaginable pressure to make story as dramatically as
possible. People created this pressure since they eager to watch drama and
entertainment news as soon as possible. However, I think news have to focus on
what the news are for. They have to be objective and informative instead of giving
entertainment. Thussu criticizes 24/7
news cycle because 24/7 news sometimes forgot to cover the root causes of
conflict in countries. Similar to Baker, Thussu also thinks 9/11 war live coverage is important and unforgettable. I think Thussu should have put some stories about others experienced like Baker did so that readers could be more triggered to his story.
Questions
1. Why do you think people desire drama and entertainment in the news?
2. What do you think about 24/7 news cycle? Do you find it useful?
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