Interpelation assignment

I recently traveled to Phoenix where I had for some reason taken a sharp notice to the homeless people that were in the area. After spending time in the Phoenix, and from my prior experiences in L.A. and other big cities noticing homeless people, I’ve began to develop a different outlook on them now compared to when I was younger. I also found a picture of me and this homeless guy that I let live at my house for a couple months while I remodeled the house. It reminded my of his stories and I thought I’d look at some different images of homeless people on line. These two images in particular, of the many, spoke to me the most. When I was younger and working constantly, I would often be asked for money from homeless people. Back then I used to think in my head, “no way, I work hard for my money, go get a job!”. After some humbling life experiences and a little strife of my own, I began to develop a different outlook on the lives of the homeless. I think there a lot of different views on the homeless form different people. Some have the “Get a job!” attitude, while others have a little more empathy. I think the people who produced these images were trying to simply show the reality of many homeless people’s situation in the united states. They are showing the reality and severity of this major problem. I also feel that these images were posted to somehow gather a little sympathy and understanding from people who aren’t homeless and have things in life. Most of these people certainly do not wish to be homeless and a little empathy is healthy. And a dollar or two makes a huge difference in their have not lives.

Strong vs. Weak news

I signed up for this class because i am interested in learning more about the dynamics of mass media. On the subject of bias, i decided to see if i could notice a particular difference in Fox News and CNN News based on they're "left" or "right" wing tendencies. After reading the two articles about Bin Laden's comments regarding Obama's action on the Middle East. Although each news report basically reported very similar information, there was still an underlying bias that can be picked out with close attention. Fox news, known as a right wing news outlet, seemed to use harsher words when describing how Bin Laden feels about Obama's actions. CNN news on the otherhand, known as a left wing media outlet, seemed to use soft and somewhat benign and non-offensive words when describing the character of Obama in regardes to actions in the Middle East.I believe that both of these stories are biased and ultimately create propaganda. Because the Middle East conflict has had so much political influences, it seems that both political parties use stories like this to gain support for themselves while at the same time, undermine the ideals of the other. Stories such as this I feel are weak, and serve no overall good to anyone.I feel that media should focus more on the health of our own country right now. Especially consedering the condition and stablilty of our economy. for example, all of this so called "Bail-out" money, and what it is being spent on. This is information that American people should be concerned about. I incluided a link on all three articles.