Argumentive Paper on The Media

Why is it that when watching the news, the topics are always the same? In my fall semester at AUM I was instructed to write about the media and its habits, both good and bad. I noticed while watching the news for about two weeks that their information is gathered based off of the same three topics; crime, celebrity updates, and politics. No changes had been made and they never gave accurate information, what they did give was speculations and assumptions. I’m quite sure that some people wouldn’t say that the media does not assume because most people rely on the news to receive confirmations and such. But, if you examine the media instead of actually watching and listening you can tell the difference between true and false. For instance, you know cannot always rely on the media when they are on the topic of a Developing story, which probably is derived from a crime scene or a major/minor disagreement in politics. Behind the scenes it has been documented that the media focuses on these three topics particularly to reach out to a broader audience. In my opinion, the media does not really focus on the main topics that are needed for people, of course we may need to be aware of whether or not we’re in danger, but repeating the same story or a similar is not informing. My paper specifically dealt with pointers from why the media chooses to take that route and why they have not or will not change.