Media Law And Fake News Synthesis and Reflection

Media Law
You ever wonder who those "anonymous" sources are? I certainly couldn't tell you who, nobody except the writers know but they can't. Media law. Heard of it? Ever wonder why that is? It is the group of are laws in place to protect journalist, the sources, and even the story. Media law is consistent of many smaller laws. Laws like Libel, Invasion of Privacy, Shield Law, and Obscenity.

Libel is when a publication was false, and it damaged someone’s reputation or image. To prevent that try to use cation when stating something as a fact and be 100% honest. This is important because if I choose pursue journalism in the future wouldn't want to make myself seem discreditable, hurt someone, and there are punishments for hurting someone’s reputation. Like libel is invasion of privacy. Invasion of privacy. is when you give inaccurate information, trespassing, or using pictures that were unwanted. I learned from this that I can't go anywhere I want, and I must be careful about what images I use, how I got them, and if the people in the picture agreed to the picture, similar to invasion of privacy. Using obscene content in a publication has also taught me that when write I cannot write anything that could be seen at offensive or explicit. I learned from this that I have to watch what I say and think about it from all perspectives. Lastly there is a shield law to protect anonymous source from being exposed, and from any outside people wanting to talk to the anonymous people. This also protects the person from having to reveal certain information to the police or in court. I now know that if someone is scared but wants to tell their story I can’t help them by suggesting the shield law.

Fake News
Did you hear about how Malia Obama was expelled from Harvard? Do you believe it? I know I don't because that was just an example of fake news. Fake news is found almost everywhere but it can be hard to spot at times. It can look like a real news source, or copy sites like CNN, KCRG, ESPN, or other sites used to spread news. Fake news is used at times to spread controversial opinions or to trick people into believing crazy, odd, or usually disbelieved stories. Fake news can be easily believed by many people because they may not fact check it. Fake news sites will try to make their article or website look real or they may copy reputable news sources format to seem more reliable. From learning this in class I have been able to spot more fake news then I have been able to before and fact check them. Fake news becomes especially relevant during political season or any time when there is controversy on a topic.

Fake news articles will likely use a clickbait to captivate the reader. Clickbait is now a red light for me, because it likely is the title to a fake or exaggerated news article. Clickbait titles for example will sound like “Girl opens a gift from her father 18 years later and you would never guess what it was…”. Clickbait tricks somebody into reading something that has nothing to do with the title sometimes.

From learning about all of this. The fake news, media law, and everything in between I understand now that not everything I will see, or read will be true, and I have to follow the media law so that I’m not the one creating fabricated/fake or problematic news. I believe all these laws and rules are important not just to me, but to all journalist and the readers so that we can control the information gets out and that the writing isn't hurting anybody, ruining their image, or misleading them.

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