Writers have the ability to influence the world, to change people’s views, and to inform those reading of events. As writers of CNN, Wesley Bruer and Evan Perez have the job of informing the public of current events that affect our lives. They also have the ability to influence the way their readers perceive that situation. Upon writing the article “Officials: Hackers breach election system in Illinois, Arizona”, these two authors ignored the fact that these hackers may have had the intention of affecting the elections. As said in the title, the election system was hacked in Illinois and Arizona. The phrase “hackers have breached election databases”, or variations of this are easily found a minimum of four times. With the constant reminder …show more content…
Politics being such a controversial topic and a constant heated argument, the electoral system being hacked would cause panic throughout the states. Each person is so quick to blame another for a problem and it puts them at ease knowing another is at fault and not themselves. Blame placing in this case is put on an overseas hacker, implying no politician was involved. “Investigators believe the hackers are likely based overseas, according to a law enforcement official.” However, it is still possible for politicians to be part of the hacking. Often times, rumors are whispered that men and women of power will hire a separate person to do illegal actions for them to avoid punishment or disapproval coming directly to them. It is instead mistakenly placed on another man who is covering in exchange for a lump sum of money. The second question to ask is how to solve the problem. The government is quick to place the blame on the states. Stating “DHS has offered to help states increase security of their systems, but states have rebuffed federal help,” makes the general public assume the states are at fault for this, not the government …show more content…
In this particular article, vague wording was present throughout. Starting with the statistic at the beginning, saying “...comprising up to 200,000 personal voter records…”. Given that it is almost impossible to know the exact amount of information the hackers accessed, it is understandable that this is broadly stated. However it does cause uneasiness among citizens in those states as they many have been one of those “up to 200,000 people”. Many of what the two journalists reported were assumptions, although they were well researched and thought through, they were still assumptions. By saying things like “likely based overseas”, and “likely include information” is reason enough to cause doubt. Because of the vague wording in these phrases, there is doubt in the article and readers should take a moment and remember what they are reading can not be completely true, however it has truth to
Despite the overwhelming critics, Texas remains one of several states that keep supporting the concept of partisan judicial elections, where voters cast a straight-ticket vote. In fact, electing judges by the public leads to a number of ethical problems which necessarily require compromise between judicial integrity and independence. Most of the allegations of wrong-doing have caused a number of professional and citizen groups to become disaffected with the existing system.
In his essay, “The Good, The Bad, and The Daily Show,” Jason Zinser explores the vices and virtues of so-called “fake” news programs. “Fake” news, as Zinser explains, are those programs that blend newsworthy events with comedy. By examining The Daily Show, Zinser reveals both positive and negative impacts that “fake” news could have on society. As a result, Zinser concludes that there are benefits as well as potential problems with “fake” news programs but insists that the true challenge is determining the net impact on society. The essay, which first appeared in The Daily Show and Philosophy: Moments of Zen and the Art of Fake News in 2007, challenges experts on both sides of the argument who either claim fake news is for entertainment only or that fake news is an acceptable source for information on current events. On one hand, Zinser uses expert testimonies to support his argument that the end result is a better informed public but on the other, he makes logical arguments enhanced by examples to illustrate the potential impacts “fake” news can have on its viewers and mainstream media.
Previously, Hasen describes Democrats as being the ones who want more people to have access to voting. Republicans, on the other hand, are painted as the ones who want stricter voter registration to preserve the integrity of elections. A problem with our voting system is we cannot be sure of the integrity, as in almost every election, there is some sort of fraud claim. Hasen looks into one of the main problems in our voting system; how we vote. Hasen discusses why different methods of electronic voting are present, what they intended to accomplish by implementing these systems, and the issues associated with
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Many people have no interest in current events in the world or even their own country, and are more concerned about matters that are more trivial, and even if they were to pay a deal of attention, common news sources are often biased and don’t release information that would hurt a certain cause. It is in this way that the citizens are kept igno...
For a long time, writers have had a large influence on people’s opinions. In fact, 18th century writers and philosopher like John Locke were able to spread their ideas through their books on economics and politics. Still to this day, writers can influence a reader to agree or disagree with an idea by presenting the information in different styles. In the news article, “Locke and Load: The Fatal Error of the ‘Stand Your Ground’ Philosophy” by Firmin Debrabander, the author argues that weapons are not being used safely and when necessary. Debrabander uses the information in a style that influences the audience to be against Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, where Floridians can shoot to kill if they feel threatened. Ultimately, the article is persuasive because the author uses strong supporting current events, manipulates the reader, and disproves parts of the opposition.
With the election coming to an end, presidential nominee Donald Trump made a statement, if he were to lose the election it would be because of voter fraud. With that statement he has encouraged his supports to be aware of voter fraud at the voting polls. Many believe this will cause chaos at the polls this year as his supports remain to be loyal to their candidate and will honor his request. To some, they feel this might imitate some voters. As I have seen a lot of this topic on social media, I was able to find a few articles that may answer that question to if voter fraud is a serious problem or not.
The old proverb “the Pen is mightier than the sword” (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy) still holds significance in protecting of public rights. Words such as freedom, and liberty engendered the idea for democracy. Such words formed into sentences and paragraphs enlightened the public to take action against tyranny and corruption. Freedom of the press is what ensured the general masses of their public rights. The exemplary case in which the freedom of the press played a role was the endeavors of Woodward and Bernstein to unravel the corrupted politics behind the Watergate Scandal. The movie All the President’s Men depicts the proceedings of the Watergate scandal, the scheme to attack the crux of democracy: “ the open election”. Also how the two journalists of the Washington Post progressed to unveil the relationship between the Watergate Burglary and the White House. On one hand, the movie represents the role of the media in its obligation to convey the truth to the masses. On the other hand, the movie reflects political corruption and conspiracy. The accomplishment of Woodward and Bernstein presents the importance of the interaction between the media, the government, and the general masses of society. The role of the media is not only to intervene between the State and the public, but also to take account of public ideas and to apply those ideas to new policies. Also, the media acts as a safeguard to prevent the corruption of the State. Thus, the Watergate scandal signifies the significance of the media as an intermediary between the government and the public mass.
“Voter ID laws require individuals to show government-endorsed identification when casting their ballots on Election Day” (Wilson and Brewer). Many people see these laws as necessary to prevent voting fraud, others argue that fraud is extremely rare and that voter ID laws can suppress voting. Voter fraud undermines public confidence in democracy, and that's why we need, whether you are a Democr...
The introduction of the internet to modern society has brought about a new age of information relation. Since there is no longer a need to wait until the next print day, news from all over the world is available at a person’s fingertips within hours or even minutes of the event. With this advent of such easily accessible information, new problems for the news media have also arisen. Aside from potentially losing good economic standing because newspapers are no longer being purchased in the quantities they used to be, the credibility of the information itself is also put into question. No one would argue that credibility of news sources is unimportant, but there is a discrepancy in what takes precedence; economy and speed or getting the information out correctly at the first publishing by taking the time to make sure all facts are checked. The importance of having a system of checks on all information submitted is paramount. People trust what they read and believe it to be so without always questioning. If all information were to not be checked thoroughly, there would be instances where people read an article only for information included to be wrong and they go on believing such information. This can be very dangerous as misinformed people make misinformed decisions. With an increase in errors being made by citizen bloggers and even major publications, many are worried that journalistic ethics and credibility in the news media are being sacrificed in order to maintain swiftness in the news circuit and to retain personal profits. Though getting information to the masses quickly is a major part of the media’s importance, this should not mean that the credibility of that information being presented should be sacrificed for it...
With the changing of times and technology, modern electoral politics have begun using touchscreen voting machines to cast votes. These machines fail ten percent of the time and voters have reported their choices change from one candidate to the other before their eyes (Thompson). With the technical knowledge and access to the software for these machines, one person could easily change the results. One team of state approved computer hackers took on the challenge of hacking these voting machines. They were able to breach the system of practically all California’s voting machines and change results or take control of system functions (Wildermuth). Therefore, in states using voting machines, computer hackers could be skewing the votes without any traceable
As the new digital era has risen so has a new way of voting; online voting. Even though online voting is more convenient, lower cost, and quicker it could also lead to hackers stealing an entire election or an entire part of the voting public left out. The vote and voice of those without access to computers, persons living in poverty or those without technology knowledge will be missed.
To this date, a lot of controversy exists surrounding electronic voting in all its forms. During elections employing electronic voting, sometimes mysteriously votes get deducted. Or even added. Bannet et al. [1] show that these machines can, with reasonable effort, be tampered with to do exactly what an adversary wants them to do. On the other hand, Clarkson et al. [2] worked hard on creating a system that tries to defend itself from these attacks. However, they have quite a few assumptions to make the system work. Voting machines have a lot of advantages and flaws, however, solutions are being made to make them more secure.
At the beginning of the article, he showed the possibility whether fake news can affect people’s thoughts or not by telling the readers that people get exposed to the fake news everyday through the social media. In addition, since any kinds of information has an influence when people create their thoughts and opinions, fake news also can affect people’s thoughts. Moreover, he said that there is a possibility that fake news could impact the result of the election, 2016 US election. After that, he explained the exploration about the reason why it is easy for social media to deliver fake news to people. To start, he elaborated an experiment which he and his colleagues performed about 10 years ago to demonstrate how the news fakers, who are the main cause of the misinformation, earn money by spreading fake news. He made a web page and posted a fake news with provocative and stimulating title which induced people to visit the page and check the contents. This is because, if more people clicked the page, he could earn more money through ads on the page. Therefore, he said that prohibiting news fakers to sell ads can be an effective solution. In addition, he explained that a number of fake news are being created and spread by social bots and fake accounts. To take a case in point, he discovered that a lot of
In trying to attract new audiences, news media have begun to transition from reporting to becoming a form of entertainment. With the meteoric rise of social media’s role as a news source, the fight for an increase of diversity in the media, and the ever-growing desire of immediate content, the future of responsible journalism is more important than ever. Ask yourself, why do I think the way I do? Where do my political views originate? How do I prove them? Most likely, it is due to the biased portrayal of issues in the media and the politicization that accompanies what we consume. Now, compare your views to your preferred news reporting entity. More than likely, they are the same.