A blog exploring media coverage of education in the United States. The concept of sensationalism and the way it manifests itself in the media have been discussed and characterized in Mass Media lecture many times. As sensational news stories often attract the most viewers while keeping people entertained, they garner much more attention and media coverage than they might deserve based on political significance and merit alone.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Within hours, the pictures had garnered media attention. Devoted to mocking and analyzing the incident. Recently, Microsoft has been having discussions.

Saturday, December 12, 2009. So ever since the end of November, Tiger Woods has been in the news not for his amazing golf game, but for personal and private issues he sought to keep under wraps for years. With headlines on the New York Times. Home pages for the past few days, Tiger Woods is definitely getting more continuous exposure than he ever has during his entire athletic career.

Thoughts on Mass Media by Stephen Ford. Saturday, November 21, 2009. And the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance.

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