You will find three questions in relation to the topic of news. Answer the questions into a paragraph format
1. 1. Are the news in your country sensationalist? What about the newspapers? Give examples and explain your reasons.
2. 2. Why do you think that the news have to be sensationalists?
3. 3. Do you consider that people prefer or not the sensationalists’ news?
Some of them are, but most of the newspapers and the news in television are not, but there is one newspaper that is sensationalist, La Extra is a clear example of sensationalism, they show muders, killigs, car accidents and other situations that are not meant to be seen by the people.
ResponderEliminarI think they just do it to call the atention of everyone, as a "strategy" to be in everybody's mouth.
People do not prefer sensationalism, alot of persons are offended by this situations, no one likes to have his/her breakfast in the morning and then check on the news or the newspaper and see an horrible picture of someone death or massacred, it isn't right.
Jose Carlos Vargas 10-5
I think that in my country exist sensationalist newspapers such as “La Extra”. The newspaper always put on the front page sensationalist photos; this is a lack of respect for the family and friends of the victim. They don´t think in the suffering of the family and the consequences that this could have.
ResponderEliminarThe news has to be sensationalist because they think that it’s a way to call the attention of the people to have advertising and make more money.
I think that people don´t prefer the sensationalists’ news because it is not an informative news which instruct us in the positive way. We have to buy informative newspapers for learning about the new information.
Fanny Maroto Solórzano. 10-5
In Costa Rica many of the news are sensationalists, most in the newspapers for example “La Extra” and “La Teja” give us a lot of information which in my opinion it have to be private or lot of pictures that show us more than we want to know.
ResponderEliminarI think that news doesn’t have to be sensationalists because they make it only for sale.
The preference in the news about sensationalist depends of the persons, who are reading or watching them but a person who have values or consideration for the rest don’t prefer sensationalist news.
In my country are common sensationalist news, newspapers such as La Teja, La Extra and I guess they do to look more interesting, or buy more. And they think they are better journalists.
ResponderEliminarFor me actually make it look cheaper, bad reports also seems to me that they themselves do not think it's a good job and so you must add the sensationalist and I think people do not like that kind News ,because it is too crude because instead of being something informative going to do some entertainment.
Karla Zamora 10-5
We can see sensationalism more in the newspapers than in TV in our country. There is specifically one newspaper that is called “The Extra,” which presents the news in a very rude and exaggerated way; for example, they publish very shocking pictures of injured people, or they write disgusting headlines.
ResponderEliminarThey are this way because they want to catch the readers’ attention, and they obtain benefits from this.
Generally, people are waiting to read this type of news, because they are the ones that attract the majority of followers, and as a result, the most sold newspapers.
Sofia Viquez 10-5
In my country there are sensationalism, we can see that mainly in the newspaper "la extra", this newspaper present all the events in a cruel form because they published exaggerated pictures and many times disrespectful comments.
ResponderEliminarThe sensationalism news are used for capture the attention of the readers.
I think not everyone prefer this type of news, because there are people who prefer more formal and demure news and considered the sensationalism news very inconsistent.
María Fernanda Montero 10-5
We can see this in many mass media at present, instead of that this does the news mas showy rather pain and suffering causes in many of the tele clairvoyants or readers who see this news, since for example when a child is knocked down there extract the images of the child full of blood or his mother seeing it to agonize simply they are images traumatize out of being showy to a public because of it there must be a denunciation of this one. In order that there is a change in this news since it is disagreeable to the public and they believe that it can be a "sole right" or something this way but they do not bear in mind that the children see this news and that it can be traumatizante for them. So we denounce facts as this
ResponderEliminarin mi contry some news are sensationalist, for example the newspaper "la extra" is veri sensationalist when one person die the photos are incredibles because the photo show blood in his body.
ResponderEliminarthe news need not be sansacionalist because is inhuman show a died person.
Some people like this news otherwise it will not be sold, i tink it is a big proble beacause nobody wants to see a person of his family in this pictures.
Daniel Segura Guevara 10-5
In our country there is a lot of sensationalism.In television, in the newspaper and in the media.A clear example can be the newspaper The Extra, with the death of the player Dennis Marshall.
ResponderEliminarThis is used to attract people's attention and then buy the newspapers and acquire reputation taking photos of death or massacred people.
A lot of people like the sensationalism and the newspaper and the programs in television didnt think in the pain and the suffering of the families.
In my opinion this type of acts should be sued.People buy the newspaper to inform us of breaking news and learn new things day by day not to see death or massacred people.
You should not buy this kind of newspaper.
Jose Alonso Zamora Zamora 10-5
In fact, I think that in our country there are some newspapers that contain sensationalist news, for example La Extra; that shows pictures of crimes, murders, cars accidents without any censure, that kind of newspapers use the sensationalist to attract more people to buy them, is a good strategic, but there are a lot of people that prefer to buy another kind of newspaper because they don`t like that way to attract people and is comprehensive because if it was our case we wouldn`t like to appear on that way in the news. So I think that the sensationalist is something that don`t have to appear in the newspapers…
ResponderEliminarJosué David Centeno Barrios:
ResponderEliminarI think that some of the news that are transmited in our country are really sensationalist. They give too much importance or they try to make events look interesting or impressing when they don't have so much importance. Sometimes they even distort the stories to make them look more exciting just to have more viewers. For example, not long ago I was watching ''Informe 11'' and they were presenting a new about a ''genious kid'', and they called him genious just becuase he memorized the first 81 numbers of the number π(Pi). I mean, that is impressing but is just a kid with good memory, thats all, he is smart but I think that a genious could do more than that. The same happen with the news papers.Is it really necessary to show a model almost naked in the front page just to make the people buy it? If people are interested in have information and in the recent events of the country, then they don't need to catch the attention in that way like ''La Teja'' or ''La Extra''. I think that that is the main idea of the sensationalism: to make the people buy their image. I don't think that people need to see everything cool or interesting, I think that what they really need to see is the reality of the real world and what is really going on with it.
today said that the network has no credibility, but I fear that neither does the daily paper and, since these are distorted in all sorts of news, some newspapers serve only to discriminate, gossip, sell advertising misleading and sometimes lacks respect for all deceased persons to whom they take pictures and publish them on the front page just to attract viewers who and most certainly not buy the newspaper to know what happens to our country if only to see how was the photo on the front page ... today what is happening in our country takes a back seat sometimes I think are more interested in what happens in other countries than the same in which they live, after all how little we talk about our country is bad shameful and rarely a good thing ... see all the bad and obviously their job advertising to buy the merchandise of them but not through the privacy of others ... I feel your merchandise sell more news doing everything beautiful in their own country is distorting news that affect other people.
ResponderEliminarYendry Zuñiga 10-5
Yes, some newspapers like “La Extra” use inappropriate images of accidents, sometimes very bloody, I think that is very disrespectful, because they publish details without knowing what the family thinks.
ResponderEliminarThe news have to be sensationalist to draw attention of people, because if they aren´t like that, some people wouldn´t see them.
I think that some people love to see pictures of accidents and they love to see blood, but others hate to see those pictures.
Personally I hate it; they shouldn´t take that kind of pictures, is disrespectful for the family and friends, and even for the person that dies of have the accident.
Beatriz Rojas 10-5
In my country sensationalist news are very common. Newspapers like "La Extra" or "La Teja" are examples. These news are not very nice because it shows images with people with blood in all the body. This photos do not show any respect for the dead person and less by the family.
ResponderEliminarI think that the news have to be sensationalists for catch people attention and for to sell more.
People is very curios for seeing sensationalist photos, but I am sure that none want to see a familiar in a picture like this, is very inconsiderate on part of the news for the families of the victim.
I think that is not neccesary to show that kind of pictures.
Sandy Madrigal J
In Costa Rica the newspaper are sensationalis for example "La Extra" and "La Teja"; somtimes so are the news.
ResponderEliminarI think that we don't need to see this fotos on front of the page because is a disrespect for the family and friends of the victim. The writers of the newspapers think that if they publish these fotos they will be have more customers for the newspaper but they really didn't think in the family and friend of the victim and what think the people the rest of the people when they saw these fotos.
I consider that people didn't prefer the sensationalist news because it is not an informative news and is a offend fot the people who read this newspapers.
Susan Barquero A. 10-5
KRISLY HIDALGO ALPÍZAR 10-5
ResponderEliminarSensationalism is unconscionable, unethical, without social responsibility. It takes advantage of the pain or the bad times of others to achieve a wider audience and more economic benefits.
In Costa Rica, published “La Extra”, who, for example, has faced criticism since the publication of photographs on the cover of Dennis Marshall, player of the national soccer team, died in a car accident. They presented the body covered with blood, without thinking about the pain of the relatives, leaving apart the human side, and focused on nothing else that increase their sales.
I don’t think news have to be sensationalist, to be read, People have to learn to look beyond a cover, and being interested about the content of the news, not only about the images that they present, But it is clear that we all get carried away by a cover, leaving aside the respect for human life, and the respect to the families of such people.
GLORIANA MORA ZAMORA 10-5
ResponderEliminarIn my country many of the news presented on television are sensationalism, the newspapers presented a lot of these news, such as the channel REPRETEL, as in the newspapers as “La Extra” y la “La Teja”, for example, on a car accident they took pictures of the bodies with blood, without the consent of relatives, and do not take into consideration the pain felt by the family, are feeling in that moment.
Almost all news are sensationalist, to draw more attention of viewers or people who tend to see the newspapers, and do so, for more than selling, and that the channel has a larger audience.
As for the news is sensationalism, many people are against, yet others do not, perhaps by curiosity, in terms of if they are against these, is because they feel a lack of respect, which present striking images.
I think that in Costa Rica one of the sensationalist newspapers is extra, because their images, news and comments are made for people to buy newspapers and nothing else matters. But sensationalism is not restricted in newspapers, also in the news on TV, such as extra TV 42 News. In my personal opinion that these newspapers seeking readers feel better with the pain of others, because (according to them) they sell more newspapers. In Costa Rica, most people who like sensationalism do not care the people who are suffering but to know how was the accident. I think it isnt the majority and that everyone else would like to us that our pain is not shown in this way.
ResponderEliminarDaniel Bojorge 10-5
In Costa Rica, in some newspapers try to publish these kinds of news, but not all, there are some that are only dedicated to publishing the most important time and what people would want to read.
ResponderEliminarLa Nacion newspaper is an example of important news publishing and esyo because they have a very high average sales per day, but newspapers are not sold much per day, using sensationalist news to attract people, such as The Extra and La Teja.
These must be sensational news for the image with just the news the newspaper is sold.
Depends on the criteria of people may have some people who prefer this kind of news, com or ahay also others who prefer more realistic and serious news.
Alejandro Rodriguez 10-5
In Costa Rica the news is sensationalist, but don’t appear in all the newspaper. The director of the newspaper thinks that they can sell more with horrible images and strange titles. But this isn’t correct, because they use more than they should be used. And this cause that people get angry. The “Teja” and the “Extra” are the best example of sensationalist newspaper, they show the bad side of the news. To me, they don’t have humanity. Because I can’t explain how a person can edit this type of news. They don’t think in the families that they affect. These newspapers are the worst.
ResponderEliminarHow I explained before, the only thing that matters is finding how to sell newspapers. People prefer to buy sensationalist news because they find more interesting than other. People think that this type of news has the necessary, and with a few information and strange images, they can understand better the news. Of course, some persons hate this news and prefer to buy the “Nacion” that it is more respectful .
There are some newspapers in Costa Rica do not censor violent news as the death of dennis marshall football which he took some pictures a little bloody which the country did not like.Many people complain about this news, but the same people continue to buy the newspaper and to never going to be able to change the violence of Costa Rica.So I think that the sensationalist is something that don`t have to appear in the newspapers… olger zamora 10-5
ResponderEliminarI think the news in my country are sensational because they cause excitement, and in television news for example REPRETEL and Teletica or in the newspapers as the Nation, Al Día, which show important events in the world, accidents National and others. I do not think the news has to be sensational but in the newspapers are a lot of news sensationalist all the time where the people goes dead and his body are full of blood. And for me the people prefer the sensationalist news because is more exciting and interesting than other news but some people prefer that the news less sensational. In conclusion that depends on the criteria of the person
ResponderEliminarKenneth Rivera Mora 10-5
Actually I think that the news in Costa Rica are very sensationalist, particularly the newspapers like La Extra and La Teja, both doesn’t respect the families of the affected people, they only publish the news without thinking about the damage they cause to these people. The newspapers sometimes needs to be sensationalist because, here in Costa Rica, the people loves that, they prefer exaggerate news instead of real news, because the think that the exaggerate news are very exciting. The news papers also use the sensationalist like a marketing strategy, because the sensationalist sells a lot. Here in Costa Rica many people are not interested in the important issues and they just looking for news that feeds their imaginations.
ResponderEliminarThe sensationalism is when in the newspapers or television show pictures or scenes of murders, accidents, rape is very unpleasant because there are people more sensitive than others besides the the family and loved ones of the victim can feel bad about. In our country is very used and should not because is a lack of respect does not only towards those affected but also to all the people watching these images or scenes. Some cases that have occurred have been the death of Dennis Marshall as well as the dead of Lewis Dexter; both cases in "La Extra". This must stop as soon as possible and the authorities should do something about it. All journalists should be as the "La Nacion" or "La Republica" that show respect for all people of Costa Rica.
ResponderEliminarSensationalist is a strategy to draw attention but not very effective because many people do not like.
Roberto Zárate 10-5
The sensationalism is when in the newspapers or television show pictures or scenes of murders, accidents, rape is very unpleasant because there are people more sensitive than others besides the family and loved ones of the victim can feel bad about. In our country is very used and it should not been use because is a lack of respect does not only towards those affected but also to all the people watching these images or scenes. Some cases that have occurred have been the death of Dennis Marshall as well as the dead of Lewis Dexter; both cases in "La Extra". This must stop as soon as possible and the authorities should do something about it. All journalists should be as the "La Nacion" or "La Republica" that show respect for all people of Costa Rica.
ResponderEliminarSensationalist is a strategy to draw attention but not very effective because many people do not like.
Roberto Zárate 10-5
In our country the sensationalism is common, because the media try to attract anyway the public, and usually use this kind of news. A kind of media that use this mechanism is the newspapers, presenting pictures that offer you a terrible impression about a recent event, seems a competition for who present the bloodiest picture, regrettably is a reality in Costa Rica, we can refer to newspapers like La Extra or La Teja. I think that the news have to be sensationalists because anyway offer us the reality in our country without “makeup” that usually try to do suppose the media. The people prefer the sensationalism because give pictures that can’t see every day; nevertheless there are people who oppose.
ResponderEliminarThe media like newspapers, are used to prove beyond the news. Are used to present explicit content of murders, deaths, and more ...
ResponderEliminarThis is a bad example for society, especially for children who have access to this information. What they want is to draw the attention of people, to create controversy and obviously using it as a form of marketing. But use inappropriate images is incorrect, and often do so without a permit.
I think that everything has a limit and we must learn to respect us as human beings, and is a little difficult for many people accept this kind of "ideology" imposed by the media. We must think not only in a common good, but as human beings we are and the respect we deserve. For many this will be correct, but the vast majority oara is a lack of respect, morality and lack of humanity and values.
"Brutality now becomes my appetite
Violence is now a way of life
The sledge my tool to torture
As it pounds down on your forehead" Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face.
Esteban Gonzalez. 10-5.
Here, in Costa Rica, is common to see news or newspaper looking for attention or searching the form to scare people...
ResponderEliminarHere we have a clear example, The Extra Newspaper. They are really annoying, instead of draw the attention of all of us, they look unpleasant.
I like and support all the ways through which we get informed of national and international news... But I think that people have to know which is the better form to give the information... they have to keep in mind that all of us have feelings, and when a person has an accident, it is ok if they want to inform us... But remembering to take care because of the family and loved ones.
For me, I prefer serious and careful news... People should have education and use common sense. Set aside the adversiting or marketing and do a real and serious job.
Susana R. (:
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