Nowadays, the mass media do not report the news; they make the news.Discuss this with references to recent events.


Does all media makes news?i doubt so.When strict restriction is implemented,the media will have to played by the rules and to report news factually.This can be seen in the case of Singapore,where the government expect its local media to report news accurately and objectively.In addition,the media are expected to have a mindset that its sole purpose of existence is to educate the people,equipping them with the knowlegde needed to join the flow of globalisation.Instead of striving for profits,which is happening in many other countries,the media in sinapore failed to abuse the trust the people have in them as they uphold the image of an efficient and factual news reporting centre.

However,i have to agree that some media do abuse the trust that peolple have in them. For example,not too long ago,when Michael Jackson was still a uprising young star,people around the globe want to get their hands on him,wanting to know more about his life and stuff like that.However,he did not really have a lot of interviews.So the press start to make news out of him, striving to earn profits.They use words like"according to his friend","his family member told the media" to make the people believe thier "reports".Those "reports",serve only to ruin the popstar image and to generate income for the press.

In conclusion,i believe that with strict restriction,only then will the media have the "intergity" to publish news responsibly.

LINKS/SOURCES
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~kda07/media.html

http://www.mendaki.org.sg/content_files/media.htm