Posted by usfgerardo in Public Affairs Reporting. One of the most intriguing concepts Manjoo talked about was selective exposure. Selective Exposure can be found on a regular basis in the media today. Selective exposure is a theory where individuals prefer exposure to arguments supporting their position over those supporting other positions. With selective exposure, people tend to engage .

Wednesday, April 21, 2010. In the book, True Enough, by Farhad Manjoo, Manjoo explains to his readers the idea that since technology has.

Life and times of chris dommermuth. True Enough by Farhad Manjoo. Thursday, April 22, 2010. True Enough by Farhad Manjoo. This book was a real eye opener. Farhad Manjoo does a great job at trying to change a point of view by using plenty of evidence to back it up. It turned out that Robin was being.

As technology forges ahead, the borders between reality and fiction become more and more blurred. Society is getting its information from so many outlets that it has become increasingly difficult to discern the truth. Who do we believe? What makes someone trustworthy? And what ever happened to a little thing called credibility? April 20, 2010.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Interestingly enough, Manjoo illustrates how people see and manipulate news. And see the importance in protecting the rights of animals, although they distanced themselves on the issue of media broadcast. The animal rights groups still see the videos as inhumane and obscene for air and the free speech groups are selectively fig.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010. We are raised to believe books make us smarter, broaden our vocabulary and open our eyes to different viewpoints. What about the books that dare us to challenge the knowledge we have gained and force us to learn the messages behind words that describe how we act everyday? What about when we read to defy every viewpoint we have consciously and unconsciously come to believe in? Photos of men awaiting execution. I chose to talk abou.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010. After two weeks of reading, and class discussion, I believe I am now a more open person, and a better journalist. In a world of hundreds of TV stations, multiple newspaper cities, twitter, cell phones, the internet and blogs, the way people get their news is completely different. People now have more power than ever to de.

Thursday, April 22, 2010. To Their Right Praise, and True Perfection! To look back in the not too distant future of media and compare it with its present state can be very disheartening. Looking at famous journalist such as Edward R. This competition has lead cable news to become more entertainment and speculation in stead of just the news and strai.

Politics is the most common form of selective exposure. You will have a hard time convincing a Republican on Democratic morals and vice-versa.

Schieffer says that the Iraq war is the longest American war. It is clear that the Iraq war is not the longest war and he is proven wrong by Louis Jacobson. Jacobson is a journalist and a researcher for the St. For money or drugs? April 14, 2010. The defendant, William Patrick, was accused of robbery and .