1) To what extent do you agree with Alain de Botton's views on the News?
I agree with Alain de Botton's views as he states the news is a religion as we get our information on what is wrong and right.What to do and what not to do.We find the bad news uplifting and a celebrity lives more important and enjoy seeing politicians be brought down. Botton also states that the unimportant news is now at the forefront of news, whilst more important but perhaps less fun news is in the back and is given less importance.
2) How can you link Marxism and Hegemony to de Botton's criticisms of the News?
Marxism and hegemony can be linked to Botton's view on the news as he speaks about the elite people getting a lot of attention on the news as the less fortunate people who are the brink of dying are less important as we are more interested in what the celebrities had for lunch today.So the elite people are in charge as they are on every channel they are on if they are not being interviewed they are being talked about as this what the audience want and so the more viewers they have the more money they get.
3) How could you use Pluralism and new technology to challenge de Botton's views on the News?
Alain de Bottoms views can be challenge by pluralism and new technology as this gives a voice to the voiceless audience as this allows the citizen journalist for people to see what real happened for example and also people can produce their own news that important that news don't recognise through blogs, tweets and YouTube videos.This is example of a classless society as none is more important than anyone else as everyone has the right of freedom speech.
4) Choose two news stories from the last six months - one that supports de Botton's views and one that challenges his belief that the News is used for social control.
http://abdiasisosmana2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/how-live-video-on-periscope-helped-get.html Challenge new digital media viewing valunerable people and not the elite
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3327680/Kate-Wills-looking-forward-Christmas-family-four-Duchess-reveals-Princess-Charlotte-getting-used-noisy-big-brother-George.html
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