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Essay For
Essay For
Isabel Canil
J. Schoshinski
2305
04/03/2018
When it comes to media news there is always going to be a strong-sided opinion into which you
are lead to believe. There are many controversies all around the world that show how ineffective/affective
our government react to these problems. Social issues and policy making are vital to us, the government
should be able to attend to our needed issues. As a society we might not see eye to eye in some of the
issues needed to be resolved. The media tends to divide how we react to a certain issue, to choose one side
of the argument does not mean you are right or wrong, it simply defines how you connect to that issues on
a personal level. Climate change has recently been one of the main topics to be brought up by the media.
Many believe that the EPA is there to resolve many of these global issues while others believe that this
program is a waste of time. Another form of media spotlight is our trust in the government, as americans
we have the freedom to chose who we believe should be worthy of running our country. But lately there
has been a turnout on polls about our trust in the government and how there inefficiency to resolve social
In TheHill “climate change fake news is old news” by Tim Lydon explains how climate change
has become a matter of political beliefs and misinformed media as well as fake news according to our
current president. “Increasingly, science and fact-based journalism show industry has long promoted a
blend of fake news and biased reporting to undermine acceptance of climate science.” This has led many
americans to reject the basic science proven fact that greenhouse pollution is real and currently happening.
Underreporting and media bias against climate coverage is why fossil fuels is still a dominant form of
energy. Yes, resistance is growing and U.S cities have been suing several fossil fuel companies for
climate change adaptations but with the lack of acceptance, american is second in worst pollution right
after china.“Ongoing globalization and technological change are now further weakening people’s trust”
american government has decreased immensely in recent years. “Bill Bishop, commentator and author of
"The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart," He suggests that low
trust in government is linked with the decline of social capital (blame television), globalization and the
cult of the individual.” The trust in American government has decreased and only 21% of individuals
trust television news, this is the cause of politicians not properly fulfilling their role. “Trust in political
systems is negatively related to self-reported income difficulties, unemployment, age, and education,
amongst other factors.” Lately on social media for example Facebook, theres been videos going around
showing multiple clips of news broadcasts and its being labeled as propaganda pro Trump into accepting
his hidden agenda. As Trust in television news decreases, the trust in social media increases and more
people rely on them for news. Turning to different news sources for example MSNBC or Fox can be very
different, both report things really different and are either for against, no middle ground. This has caused a
Both articles provide to be very knowledge able and have several sources to back it up but TheHill
“Climate Change Fake News is Old news” has more detailed and informed opinion as well.
WORKS CITED
Lydon, Tim. “With Climate Change, Fake News Is Old News.” TheHill, 5 Apr. 2018, thehill.com/opinion/
energy-environment/381814-with-climate-change-fake-news-is-old-news.
K., C. “Why America Has a Trust Problem.” The Economist, 25 Apr. 2017, www.economist.com/blogs/
democracyinamerica/2017/04/verify-then-trust.