1.
Assume that the documentary, The Man Behind the Mosque, provided an
accurate and research-based perspective on how the “Ground Zero Mosque” became
a story. Based on what you saw there, what steps can you remember the cable-news
media covering the story taking to
investigate who was actually behind the Mosque in terms of mission, goals,
and funding?
They went into why the estate was bought up and the different viewpoints of the owners. They dug into peoples backstories and made up different stories about their lives and carved them into an image they saw fit.
2.
Who brought the story of the “Ground Zero
Mosque” to Fox News, the station that broke the story and led coverage of the
story?
The couple that was against the islamization of america.
3.
It can be argued that much of the cable news
coverage of the story was just that – coverage of a “story,” and how people
felt about this “story,” rather than actual reporting. Explain how we can see this at work
They just involved people that were on polar sides of the issue and had them debate their respective parts, and from those they derived their twisted stories.
4.
The journalists of Frontline included coverage
of and interviews with the staff of Park 51 (the NYU grad and a couple other
part-timers). Do these individuals
appear ever to have been interviewed on cable-news?
No they did not appear to ever have been on television before.
5.
What sources did Cable news appear to rely on
for knowledge and expertise about Islam?
How credible did you find these sources?
Why?
I forgot who they were but i remember thinking that their views were not totally unbiased.
I forgot who they were but i remember thinking that their views were not totally unbiased.
6.
How relevant is the ownership of a media source
for understanding its goals and how its goals may shape bias in its
coverage?
Very relevant as it wants to please its regular viewers with material they are sued to watching.
7.
Who was, at the time of the Ground Zero Mosque
story, the
second largest shareholder in the News Corp?
The Saudi arabian prince.
8.
If you bring up the topic of the Ground Zero
mosque today, many people might say something like, “Oh yeah . . . What ever
happened to that?” Think about it: Given the level of urgency
that was attached to the story, why did cable news just stop covering the story
of the Mosque at Ground Zero?
Since it was bringing too much real pressure on their networks. Also other news stories came up that made more sense for the channels to show to their viewer base.
Since it was bringing too much real pressure on their networks. Also other news stories came up that made more sense for the channels to show to their viewer base.
9.
Read about what polls reveal about Americans and
their views on Islam.
http://www.pewforum.org/2009/09/09/publicationpage-aspxid1398-3/
http://www.pewforum.org/2009/09/09/publicationpage-aspxid1398-3/
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