Please make your posts and comments here for this week (10/06-10/12)!
It's still about your thoughts on a sensationalized news story (Reading 2 in Unit 1),
but this time,
- you are supposed to make at least 1 passive sentence in your post and at least 1 passive sentence in your comment.
(See textbook p. 15-16 for more details about passive voice.)
Also,
- you should include at least 2 words or phrases (from the word list below) in your post and at least 2 words or phrases (from the word list below) in your comment. (Overlaps are allowed.)
(See textbook p. 3, 11, 15 for vocabulary exercises.)
And here's the word list.
- allegation
- allege
- anguish
- around the clock
- beg
- besieged
- clear one's name
- convicted in the court of
- public opinion
- fair game
- have an endless hunger for
- hounded by
- judgment
- justified
- justify
- keep to oneself
- legitimate
- on one's deathbed
- perspective
- play ostrich
- relevant
- scrutiny
- speculation
- spread the word
- suppose
- suspect
- the price one pays
NOTE:
- Please end your post and comment with your NAMEs (both English and Chinese names)!
- Check our blog post/comment scoring rubric for the 10 basic requirements!
Wendy 張文俐
The peeping Tom is everwhere.Whan a person who suddenly shot to fame,the life is never same.They cannot have normal life because the power of madia.Public with curiosity wants to know and the news media wants to have higher TV rating points so they will keep suspecting the people who are following by them.Paparazies have taken all privacy from either celeberties or people who suddenly become famous. Frances珮因:)
ReplyDeleteNews is necessary.
ReplyDeletenews to tell us what we like . but when you are interested attention the media has the inconvenience caused to you . At that time you will want as never before known such .
( by 永泉 )
Our privacy will be dug out if we become big men suddenly . Those celebrities can't help but be focus on or even be criticize when they get something trouble or do something wrong . We always want other people to respect our right but we usually forget to respect those people who are famous . BY 黃潔倫
ReplyDeleteActually,we,also the public are called.Though we always say that we should respect one's privacy,we like to talk about celeberties's gossip and anything people interested in.Sometimes,people who are famous usually hounded by the press.
ReplyDeleteTake 陳水扁 for example,any press that either national institution or group like paparazies,they bombard him by use any question around the clock.He is besieged by the public opinion about bad cause.
In fact,I think that we have to keep to ourselves whenther the incident how to develop.We have to do our judgement by ourselves and don't believe report from the press casually.
by徐育雯(HSU,YU-WEN)
response to Frances(珮因)
ReplyDeleteThe peeping Tom is everywhere.This point is certain.Although the press always hounded famous people everywhere they went and bring trouble to them,we can know that some things we have to know and some benefit about us.Of course,they easy to invade other's privacy because the press are chase higher TV rating points.Sometimes,we have no choice to realize some celeberties's privacy due to release of news media.because our curiosity is a vital cause to whole thing.
BY 徐育雯(HSU,YU-WEN)
Sensational titles are always used by the reporter in order to draw people's attention. And journalists usually report news on their own judgment. However,there is no one really thinks about the privacy of the people who were reported.
ReplyDeleteTo sum up,we must respect other's privacy and have our own perspective,instead of believing the reporter's judgment completely.
BY Annie(陳郁雯)
When an event is happened,some media report some unconfirmed judgments and speculations for gettihg the first reporting,yet reporting allegations could cause mistakes to the pubic.
ReplyDeleteWhen everyone knows this news,they will exaggerate the event and mention sensational secret about the major character for appealing more spectator.There are some defects of the media.
"They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent,and that's power,because they control the minds of the masses."The media is the most powerful entity on earth,so if you come to fame,you will be put under the spotlight and could be taken all your privacy.
By 陳儒弘(Chen Ru Hong)
There are a lot of media in the world.I think it`s necessary.But sometimes the media doesn`t check up the truth and allege at random.That makes some celebrities besieged.
ReplyDeleteSomething suitable is good.
By 浩唐(Tony)
Because TV viewers are fond to watch,news reporter usually report the things which are not true but very hot or very exciting. They do that for TV rating and don't care about people who is reported.
ReplyDeleteI wish that TV reporter can tell the true,clean,original news in some day.
By 學佑,scott
One report can change one person's life.
ReplyDeleteMany reports have been invaded our privacy and spread the word.Everything which we did before may be dug out and become a public opinion.
People usually do not konw the truth, only get information from news.Our privacy will not belong to us, it will destroy by media.
By 政岳(Cary)
I thought that the press used sensational titles to get people's attention so that they could sell their news well.Therefore, celebrities would be chased by paparazzi around the clock.Every thing they did would be twisted.Only if people had an endless hunger for privacy would peeping tom never disappear.
ReplyDeleteKim;金國
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ReplyDeletewe must think critically about the news, and choose what to believe . There are too many news striking us, but that doesn't mean we need to trust everything reported. as soon as they have been questioned of something bad to them, it will be hard to clear their name under such public opinion. we must have our own judgement.although we have an endless hunger for their life, leaving some space for them to keep their privacy. after all they are also human beings, they are borned with rights. ~~~~~by Vincrnt 朱民虔
ReplyDeleteI easily believed the opinion of a sensationalized news before.Because I liked to read exaggerated news.But I have my perspective now.I think the exaggerated news may cause the person who is reported anguish.The exaggerated news should be controlled.
ReplyDeleteby Justin 九洲
It’s not fair to make judgments on only one side, for both celebrities and the press should review their behaviors. Just because people have an endless hunger for gossips doesn’t mean the press should chase after big names around the clock, making them anguished and come out the explain all the time. As for celebrities, always minding how they behave is the best way to keep them from being hounded by the media and negative impressions. Even if the question is relevant to privacy, they shouldn’t react by playing ostrich. BY郁軒
ReplyDeletePeople always allege their own opinions without
ReplyDeletethinking,but if journalist do the things like that,it will cause someone who is innocent anguish.We are besieged by a lot of news which are somtimes wrong but fast. It is a generation
filled with public opinion,we have to learn critical thinking to identify the truth of news.
We always beg the excited news but is not relevant.It caused that the journalists always misrepresent the author's meaning.I think we need correct news but not exaggerative news.
By 黃鈺翔
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ReplyDeletePublic opinion is a very terrible tool.If someone wants to let you embarrassed,he just fabricate some relevant scandal to you.And you won't get away from this thing which is"no such man and nothing like that."But I believe that there are still some reverse voice expressing support for those who are innocent!When we judge the news is fabricated then what we can do is give the innocent encouragement!
ReplyDeleteby冠緯
We do not have right to know all details about the others,even if he or she is our friends or parents.To attract more people's view,journalists may expand the facts.Although,it might achieve thier goal but at the sametime,they would lose thier credibility.So the govement or journalists thierselves should scrutinies before publish it.
ReplyDelete林詩芸
Sometimes I think paparazzi focus on detail that are not important at all.These details include someone's private life.Suppose I was the man who became famous overnight,and I would have a life that I was photographed and besieged by reporters.That must be inconvenient !Barbara Jewell once said that "They have taken all privacy from us."Therefore,next time,journalist should spare some space for those famous people.
ReplyDelete劉純婷(chuen ting)
News media play a important role in our life.They provide us a lot of imformation about society,polity and celebrities. When the gossip of the famous is reported,some people want to know more by news media.Why?Because it is legitimate.In that case,peeping tom and paparazzi besiege the famous to get more news.They make those who is famous suffers anguish.Mrs.Jewell had said that"Now my son has no real life." Robert(吳承緯)
ReplyDeleteI think that reporter always use sensational titles to attract people .however,they didnt concern about celebrities feeling.the celebrity who was reported maybe not a really bad man. i hope reporter can report the turth not just for their rating. By蔡依純
ReplyDeleteNews is important in our live now.But,sometimes the news may change the person's life , maybe he or she may become a somebody and will have a well life or his or her privacy will dig up by the peeping Tom .
ReplyDeleteI think the peeping Toms should know the man who reported by him was how to think .To do this, maybe the news maybe change ,not the somebody change their life.
by Richie (俊興)
Response to Richie,俊興
ReplyDeleteMy idea is familiar with yours.
I wish that reporter can think twice before they would like to report one's affair and don't reveal privacy of another person.
By Scott,學佑
Response to 金國
ReplyDeleteYeah,beacuse there are too many people liking to peep celebraties' lives so that media can report more their bits of news for great profit.So when we review this social phenomenon,we should more collect our thoughts.
By Eric李冠緯
Response to 劉純婷(chuen ting)
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point.The people have such an endless hunger for secrets that the famous will be under scrutiny.
I think that the reporter sometimes report the wrong news and let the party concerned be misled by the public,take the Bbara Jewell for example
ReplyDeletehe was actually a hero but by the news company's rumour he became a man who was suspected by the people that made a lot of trouble for his life.
Therefore,every news should be put under close scrutiny.
response to Kim金國
ReplyDeleteI also think it is an inmoral way for the press to used sansational titiles in order to get people's attention. Although it help to sell their news more easily and quickly,it is not the right choice at the long run.When people find out that the press don't present the truth,the press will no longer be trust by the society.
BY Annie陳郁雯
If a man is alleged doing something illegal, when judge do not judgment, the man is still sinless. But the media may not thing about the same with the law. He will have to face the great public opinion stress.
ReplyDeleteBy Steven 王培寧
response to HSU,YU-WEN(徐育雯)
ReplyDeleteI agree with your view.We should have our own opinion on something happenedb and don't be influenced by reporters,so we should be a good spectator by choosing which news we should know,which comments we should listen to or which informations we should get.
Don't be a "tool" by the press.
Just be yourself.
By Joe 陳儒弘
response to 豆豆 :
ReplyDeleteI agree with your view.People should learn how to critical thinking to identify the truth of news,if it is not ,it will let somebody feel not so happy and it must be hurt others!!
by郁軒
response to 蔡依純
ReplyDeletei agree with her point of view. many people always believe the word that post in news paper, but seldom investigate the fact. then ,they will be the victims of gossip . who will believe someone out of media power ? unfortunately, i think there is few .
Response to 朱民虔
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point.News provides us madia to connect to the world but sometimes it also
misunderstands us.We should'nt blieve everything
it reported.
I don't think I have all your posts and comments on this topic, but I do appreciate the hard work from most of you!
ReplyDeleteWendy
In our daily live, peeping Tom seems can be find everywhere. I think they can go understanding the public opinon deeper, making better report to everyone. When reporting some secret, don't forget all human have the right to keep it to them self.
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