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Internal And External Influences On Individual Journalists, Karen Melissa Garcia
Internal And External Influences On Individual Journalists, Karen Melissa Garcia
Journalism
This research paper is based on a study of the internal and external influences that affect an individual journalist and their produced work. There have been studies that research how media organizations influence the general public but there are many factors that come into play when creating the news. A journalist is influenced by their morals, beliefs and opinions or internal factors when making news decisions. Journalists are influenced by external influences as well, such as their news organization, guidelines and universal ethics.
The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of the process that a journalist must …
Late Night Comedy And Its Effect On The Public’S Political Opinion, Emily Kucera
Late Night Comedy And Its Effect On The Public’S Political Opinion, Emily Kucera
Journalism
This study investigates the relationship between late night humor and the public’s political opinion. This study looks closely at how humor affects audience learning, how late night humor affects the public’s political awareness, whether or not late night humor is ethical, how late night humor is protected, how late night humor has evolved in regards to its political focus, and if late night humor has created political change.
Late night humor is increasingly focusing on politics. Many people turn to late night humor as a source of news, although late night humor is not considered a news source. This study …