Nowadays, the mass media do not report the news; they make the news. Discuss this with references to recent events.

Mass Media is any of the means of communication, as television or newspapers, that reach very large numbers of people. In the world today, the mass media do not report the news, they make the news. In this blog entry, i will like to discuss this issue with references to recent events. According to http://dictionary.com, the word "recent" means not long past. It can be recent years, months or ever weeks. Therefore, i personally feel that articles that were published last year can be used too since it is of recent years.

According to Dasu Krishnamooty, Media Illusions, India Together, June 2004, two lecturers from Bangalore and Pondicherry commented on a report a tabloid did on the suicide of a girl student. They said that except the fact that the girl committed suicide, everything else mentioned in the article were untrue. The mass media these days often make news up.

The recent news of Paul Wolfowitz giving his partner promotion deals shows many layers of fabrication. According to the BBC Radio and http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/04/paul_wolfowitz_world_bank_scandal_/, Wolfowitz's partner was one of the leading executives in the bank. His partner has to move out due to conflict of interest after Wolfowitz entered her branch. She was also fully qualified for the state department job. However, most of the media failed to include this important knowledge in their reports. For example, http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article1647370.ece. The mass media have thus distorted the truth of the case.

I feel that the mass media nowadays are too irresponsible. They often add in incorrect information to make the news more money worthy. They do not understand and see the consequences of their actions. The making of news not only sends the public false infomation, it may also tarnish the reputation of one when the news concerns man. Therefore, i strongly feel that something must be done to prevent mass media from making news up.