Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

Course Name: Mass Communication structure and process (CMN 203)

Section: 01
Assignment Topic:
Five Staged News

Submitted To:
Tasneem L. Shahrukh
Department of Media and Communication
Independent University, Bangladesh.

Submitted By:

Date of Submission: 14-11-2017

 Bangladesh factory worker who survived 17 days trapped beneath collapse
declared bluff by fellow survivor

The miracle rescue of a Bangladesh seamstress who survived 17 days trapped under
collapsed factory's rubble is now being declared a bluff by a former colleague and
survivor.We escaped together and we both walked away from the rubble," the formerRana
Plaza worker who worked with Begum said.We spent two days in hospital but then she
vanished. The next time I saw her was on TV 17 days later. They said it was a miracle. But it
was stage and also fakes news. That colleague, who wished to remain anonymous, has since
gone into hiding for their own protection from government ramifications, the paper reports.In
the days that followed the April 24 catastrophe that killed 1,221 people, a woman that was
buried alive beneath the rubble caught the burning hope, prayers and attention of millions
around the world.Her brightly colored scarf and dress were photographed clean and her face
only minimally dusted in white debris.Her eyes came of particular notice with them seen
wide open and without any apparent discomfort to the bright lights after pulled from what
was described as a pitch-black tomb.Begum said she survived off very little water and four
packets of biscuits. 

Those suspecting the rescue having been a bluff accuse the government of trying to distract
the public's attention away from unsafe conditions within their garment factories which
contribute to 80 percent of the country's exports.
 Bangladeshis warned against fake message on 'Blue Whale' game

A fake message pertaining to the Blue Whale game last night has gone viral on Facebook,
triggering panic among Android phone users in the country. The post claimed that the Blue
Whale game will be automatically downloaded on all Android phones in Bangladesh from 9
pm to 10 pm on Friday. “All the personal information on your phone, including Facebook,
Twitter, WhatsApp, and IMO accounts will be destroyed as a result. So keep your phones off
from 9 pm till 10 pm. Please forward it for the service of the country. For public awareness—
BTRC,” it added.

'Blue Whale' or 'The Blue Whale Challenge' is an online game that allegedly leads the gamers
to take their own life when they reach the final stage of the game.Bangladesh authorities
asked the BTRC to investigate after a case of suicide relating to the game was reported in the
media.Following the home ministry instruction, the BTRC issued a message three days ago
saying that if anyone noticed anything on Blue Whale game online, they could report it to
BTRC by dialing 2872.But it said the latest message of mobile phones infected with the killer
game that was spread in their name was a hoax.Information technology experts have warned
users that downloading fake apps or software in the name of Blue Whale game can cause
device problems and personal information may be stolen.
 Americans Love the Iranian and North Korean Presidents

When your paper has a political agenda, your first job is to make sure that whatever you print
fits the narrative. No matter how clown-far tingly stupid the story is, if it appears in what
looks like a real publication and supports your point of view, publish that shit!So, in late
2012, the Iranian news agency FARS excitedly reported on the results of a Gallup poll that
revealed that the majority of rural white Americans would, if given the opportunity, vote for
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over Barack Obama.

The reasons cited were that Ahmadinejad would "never let some gay protesters tell him how
to run his country like Obama does" and that they respected the Iranian president because he
didn't hide the fact that he was a Muslim.And that report apparently signalled the beginning
of an American trend of fondness toward foreign dictators.

But the real story was some of you already recognize that the American source both of these
news agencies quoted while rushing to get on top of these incredible scoops was The Onion.
For those of you most loyal to Cracked for your Internet comedy needs, you may not be
aware that The Onion is the publication that basically defines the "fake newspaper" concept.
But despite their cartoonish outrageous headlines, regular people do get duped by it all the
time. Sometimes, those people happen to write for major news organizations.Once the
comedy outfit received word about the error, The Onion's editor, Will Tracy, released a
statement commending FARS' outstanding reportage and claiming that they had been
working closely with the Middle Eastern bureau for years.
 The iPhone 5 Would Have Hologram Projection

We have to admit, consumer technology is moving so fast that it's hard to know what not to
believe when it comes to pre-release rumours -- Gizmo do could claim that the next iPhone
will suck text messages right out of your brain and we'd have to at least consider it plausible.
So when a Fox News New York affiliate heard that the iPhone 5 was going to come with a
holographic keyboard and projector, they figured, "Sure, why not?"The reports of the
iPhone's hologram technology came complete with a video that showed lasers spewing out of
the phone to manifest images onto thin air, like a tiny, more advanced R2-D2.

But the real story was not bother whipping out your iPhone 5 and searching for the hologram
button. The features that Fox excitedly announced would be included on the current
generation of Apple's flagship device came from a fake video. It wasn't even a hoax meant to
suck in gullible journalists -- it was just mocked up by an animation studio to show off their
CGI chops.

So the hell could reporters in one of the world’s largest media markets are that hilariously
wrong about a story that big? After all, it's not like it's that hard to find out what features will
and won't be available on one of the biggest product launches of all time. Well, it has to do
with the fact that even though it's a New York media outlet, it's still a local news station, and
they tend to suck at covering local news with any depth due to cuts in newsroom staff. So
when a local news broadcast wants to do an easy story on the people lining up for the new
phone, they probably just have an intern Google "iPhone 5" and grab the first clip they see.
Quickly throw a sentence into the reporter's narration about what the video is showing, and
bam! You've set the stage for some very confused and angry Genius Bar visits.
 "1 Percent" Banker Left 1 Percent Tip

Nothing fuels clicks like outrage. So when fact checking an outrageous story, you don't want
to try too hard. Anger is the news aggregator's friend, and thinking is the enemy of anger.So
for instance, the rise of the "99 Percent" movement brought about a lot of public rage toward
Wall Street bankers and the rich in general, and the media was quick to fall all over any story
that revealed the wealthy to be the scheming, Snidely Whiplash-esque villains the public had
cast them as. So when an affluent banker with money to burn racked up a huge bill at a local
restaurant and decided to embrace his douchebag reputation by leaving a 1 percent tip -- and
to scrawl "GET A REAL JOB" on the receipt -- the Huffington Post jumped at the chance to
fire up the Occupy movement's base. They ran the story without verifying it, with the only
evidence being an anonymous photo posted on the Internet.

But the real story was left up to the restaurant at the heart of the scandal, True Food Kitchen
at Newport Beach in California, to do the research that journalists didn't bother to do. They
dug up the actual receipt that was pictured in the article and found that it had been Photo
shopped, not only to alter the tip and add the snide remark, but to add an extra hundred bucks
to the bill (which had actually only come to $33.54).

Then there's the fact that the whistle-blower (who turned out to have no whistle to blow)
mysteriously shut down his Word Press blog and vanished when the digitally altered bill
started getting traction in the mainstream news. It shouldn't have been that difficult to contact
the restaurant and follow up, especially since the server who took the order is named right
there on the bill. Then again, conspiracy theorists would probably say that the obvious
forgery was planted in the media by Wall Street bigwigs who wanted to make themselves
look better.