Weekly news articles

Donald Trump: How the media created the president (19)

This article discusses whether Donald Trumps candidacy is evidence of the failure of journalism, and the impact that the news industry may have on audiences. Large parts of the audience liked watching Donald Trump due to the shock and controversy he brought with him, rather than being appalled. According to the article, journalism failed to tell the real story, thus putting Trump at a greater advantage.Furthermore, the increase of headlines that bring clicks i.e. clickbait and stories that get shared has had a huge impact, Trump was simply more entertaining and generating more passion, therefore this has aided him in gaining more support and appreciation from the audience due to there being more entertaining articles on him. Regardless of these views, it is evident that the news industry has a moral purpose, and that TV is still the most powerful medium.

I believe there is some truth in this article as audiences were too consumed in social media to get a real understanding of Donald Trump and his proposals. Trump's entertaining image on social media has led to some- ridicule, but this hasn't stopped actual voters from voting for him, the echo-chamber of social media has hidden the actual amount of true supporters for Trump. Additionally, some news institutions have not taken Trump as a candidate seriously, and did not report real news on him as they have had on Hilary.

Campaigners claim victory after Lego stops Daily Mail promotions (20)

This article discusses Lego's decision to not run any more promotional giveaways with the Daily Mail. This marks the first success for a campaign to stop companies advertising in newspapers that run “divisive hate campaigns”. Lego has been running toy giveaways for the past three years with the Daily Mail, one of several newspapers the campaigners want businesses to stop funding through advertising, claiming it promotes “hatred, discrimination and demonisation”. This has led to open discussions on the responsibilities of newspapers and whether advertising companies have the right to comment on a newspapers content 

• Hate crimes have surged by 42% in England and Wales since Brexit result

Personally I believe that Lego has made the right choice in pulling out of the Daily Mail as they do not deserve to be funded for spewing hatred. I believe there is a difference between being a rightwing newspaper, and the Daily Mail is unprofessional for going beyond it.