MCOM 4003 - Cameron Carter

          Tabloids have been around for as long as I can remember. They’ve adorned the front counters of the supermarkets for decades in an attempt to entice every person to purchase and get invested in the stories they are attempting to sell as the truth. There are even tabloids catered to adolescents about many of the popular young figures in the music, film, and media. These types of tabloids are usually on lower shelves in the supermarkets, just at eye level for the prospective buyers. Some of the most popular sources for supermarket tabloids are The National Inquirer, The Globe, National Examiner, and Stars.           According to Merriam-Webster, a tablet is defined as “a newspaper that contains news in condensed form and with lots of photographic matter.” Many of which can be found in most supermarkets near the cash registers, candy bars, and other quick snacks. Most have the same general look on the front page that clea...

          If we have learned nothing else over the last year, we should have all learned that cable news can come with its own set of biases. As viewers it is our job to not just take everything that we hear on the news as fact, we must research so that we can better understand various things that are being reported on. The same goes for any information that we receive, we should always be prepared to do our due diligence to check the credibility of the source. Not only should we be doing our research but we should also be looking at sources from both ends of the political spectrum to find the truths of the matter.           There was a report released by  Katz Media Group  on Americans to get their opinions on how biased or unbiased various national cable news stations are. In the study, they found that 54% of Americans in this survey believe that Fox News the national news outlet is biased. The study shows that 25% ...