The undergraduate magazine of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies
Alina Park
Twitter: @alinapark_
Hometown: Clifton, N.J.
Professor: Melissa Aronczyk
Class: Media and Politics
Takeaway:
I realized how media outlets are becoming increasingly opinionated, and that news outlets have a main goal of gaining a larger audience, and will frame their news stories to reach that goal. The only way to develop a complete understanding of stories told in the media is to look at many different media outlets. Our job, as citizens, is to understand these political issues, and vote on them accordingly, in what is supposed to be a democratic society.
Articles
Earth
Analyzing the Climate Wars
The Pope gets political, and a new owner takes National Geographic to the right, while mainstream media delivers increasingly dire news. Alina Park discovers that, when it comes to climate change, everyone is telling a different...