Eonline Biased Reporting Controversy

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Enews is undoubtedly one of the most popular media platforms around the world. As an online discourse community their fan base is expanding now more than ever. According to Eonline, they are comprised of 38 million users. However, despite their immense platform, whether or not the reporting is done completely unbiased has been under speculation. Devoted community members will continue to stand with Eonline, but intolerant members who have to constantly question Eonline’s credibility will leave the community. Unbiased journalism will save this community from being neglected from their members. Eonline was derived from from a family of networks that provides members with the latest entertainment industry news. Eonline is the conception of E! …show more content…

For Eonline, journalists unify the community. Journalists are the heart of Eonline, without them there would not be headliners for their members. On the contrary, biased reporting has been a slight issue with Eonline. Eonline loves to give their members the latest news but it should not be expense of favored opinions. In particular, an Eonline member, Alex Wenger, is unhappy with some biased articles on certain celebrities. In his blog Wenger compares articles from Eonline and TMZ. He noticed that Eonline is especially biased with celebrity Kim Kardashian. In an article, TMZ wrote: “By the grace of God, the 32-year-old mom-to-be somehow managed to stay upright in a pair of sky high stiletto heels.:” as Eonline wrote: “Kim chose an outfit that minimized the belly growth, and praised her curves”. It is obvious that both websites are biased in their articles. Biased reporting will contribute to members looking elsewhere for their pop culture …show more content…

has had countless television shows with a range of celebrities. The E! Network is centralized on celebrities hence why there are many spin off television series. To maintain their connections, Eonline has became biased with certain celebrities. While other media outlets criticize certain celebrities, Eonline will come to their defense or justify their actions. Another member of the community has not been hesitant to express his perspective on biased articles that the E! Network has close ties with. Blogger, Derrick Turner, wrote : “Over the years I’ve noticed ‘E! News’ been very selective in their reporting when it comes to E! stars”. From a personal perspective, I have noticed articles posted on Eonline that minimizes scrutiny with celebrities they have close ties with. For instance, when media around the world scrutinized a relationship between a minor and a 25 year old musician, the E! network was in favor of the relationship. This made me look at the network in a different manner because they favored a relationship that an ordinary person would face jail time for. If the network can overlook the age of consent for celebrities, then they would go as far as overlooking more serious crimes. Maintaining relationships is significant but it should not be at the expense of overlooking morals. The E! Network needs a merge between morals and business so that it allows to remain unbiased.
The network can take precautions to prevent their community

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