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Justin Frix

Professor Campbell

UWRT (TR 11:00)

27 October 2015

Annotated Bibliography

Rogers, Tony. "Jon Stewart Blasts Sensationalism in the News Media, but Is It
Really So Bad?"About.com News & Issues. Web. 25 Oct. 2015. Thissourceis
anarticleonawebsitethattalksaboutwhetherornotsensationalisminjournalism
isbadornot.Itarguesthatsometimessensationalismcanbringlighttoimportant
issueswhentheyarenotgettingenoughattention.Italsosaysthatsensationalism
doesn'ttakeuptoomuchjournalisticspaceduetothenumberofjournalism
resourceswehavetoday.Theyalsosaythatweenjoyandaredrawntosensationsto
supportsensationalism.ItisacounterargumenttoJohnStewart,whobelievesthat
sensationalismtakesupspacethatisnecessaryformoreimportantnews.

TonyRogersworkedattheAssociatedPressaftergradschoolandcoveredtheCharles
StuartmurdercaseandHurricaneAndrew.HehashismastersdegreeinJournalism.He

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seemstobeprettytrueinhisinterestintheartofjournalism;however,hislackof
supportingevidenceputsadentinhiscredibility.Theinformationmaynotbeasreliable
aspossible,asitgivesveryfewrealworldexamples.Thiswebsitehasahugenumberof
differenttopics.Thepurposeofthearticlewastosupportsensationalismincertain
scenarios.Itisoneofthelesserreliablesourcesinmybibliography.
Thisarticlefitintomyresearchbecauseitarguedaspecificperspectiveofmytopic.This
sourcewashelpfulbecauseitprovidedmewithapossibleexplanationforwhy
sensationalismcouldbeagoodthing.Itshapesmyunderstandingofthetopicbyshowing
meanalternateviewpoint.Ithasn'tchangedmythinkingonthetopic,duetoitspotential
lackofcredibility.ThissourcemayappearinmyprojectbecauseIneedanalternative
perspective.

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Ross, Mike. "CNN Turns to Sensationalism - The Boston Globe."
BostonGlobe.com. 1 May 2014. Web. 25 Oct. 2015. Thissourceisanarticleon
awebsitethatdiscussesCNNssensationalizationoftheMalaysianplanecrashand
whetherornotittarnishestheircredibilityasaneverydaysourceofimportant
news.ItarguesthatCNNclaimsitcanbetrusted,butsetasidefartoomuchtime
coveringthesingleplaneincidenttoactuallycovermoreimportantissues.The
authortalksabouthowtheyignoredstoriesandfollowedtheplanestoryjustfor
ratings.Itsaysthatsensationalismisaproblembecauseitisatrustissue.Itargues
thatAmericansareverydiscriminatoryofwhotheyreceivenewscoveragefrom,
andthatsellingouttosensationalizeasingulareventforratingsisdishonestand
inconvenienttowardsthenetworkstrustingviewers.When,onMarch8,
MalaysianFlight370vanishedintotheocean,CNNchosetobecomeaonestory
newsnetwork.

MikeRosshasexperienceasthePresidentoftheBostonCityCouncilandisnowthe
chairofthePublicSafetyCommittee.Heisverystraightforwardinthearticle,andhe
providesafewsimplenumberstosupporthisclaims.Theinformationisreliable,
consideringitisbasedoffoftherealactionsofCNN.Thiswebsiteisanonline
subscriptionnewssource.Thepurposeofthearticlewastogiveanargumentaboutwhy
sensationalismcouldhavetarnishedCNNsreputation.Itisreliablebecauseitisfactual.

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Thisarticlefitintomyresearchbecauseitshowedaspecificsideofmytopic.This
sourcewashelpfulbecauseitshowedaspecificexampleofsensationalismandalso
showedwhyitwasnegative.Itshapesmyunderstandingofthetopicbysupportingmy
views.Ithasn'tchangedmythinkingonthetopicbecauseIagreewithit.Thissourcewill
appearinmyprojectbecauseitisagoodexampleofsensationalism.

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Habeeb, Lee. "Media Coverage Foments Copycat Suicides, Including MassShooter Suicides." National Review Online. 5 Oct. 2015. Web. 26 Oct. 2015.
Thissourceisanarticleonawebsitethatdiscussessensationalizationofmass
murdersuicidesandsuicidesingeneral.Itarguesthatmediacoverageofsuicides
andmassmurderonlypushthealreadyillpeopleovertheedgebyprovidingasort
ofjustificationtothem.Theauthorexplainsthatmanyoftheculpritsactfor
attention.Whenmassmurdersandsuicidesaresensationalized,thesefuture
criminalsseeallofthepotentialattentionthattheycouldhave.Thearticleblames
mediacoverageoftheseviolenteventsforalotoftheviolentevents(massmurder
andsuicide)thatoccur.Hewasntfinished:Amanwhowasknownbynoone,is
nowknownbyeveryone.Hisfacesplashedacrosseveryscreen,hisnameacrossthe
lipsofeverypersonontheplanet,allinthecourseofoneday.Seemsthemore
peopleyoukill,themoreyoureinthelimelight.ThisquoteisfromtheUmpqua
CommunityCollegegunmanthatkillednineinnocentpeople.

LeeHabeebisacolumnistfortownhall.comandNationalReview.Heisalsothevice
presidentofcontentdevelopmentatSalemRadioNetwork.Thisarticlewasaverygood
sourcebecauseofitscontent.Itincludedplentyofquotes,examples,andstudiesto
supporttheauthorsclaims.Theinformationlooksreliabletomeforthatreasons.This
websiteisanonlinesubscriptionnewssource.Thepurposeofthearticlewastoinform

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peopleofthedangersoftheinfluencesfabricatedfromsensationalizingviolentcrimein
media.Ithinkthisisaverygoodsource,betterthantheformertwosources.

Thisarticlefitintomyresearchbecauseitshowedasideofsensationalismthatisvery
badforsociety.Itwasaveryhelpfulsourcebecauseofallthecontentthattheauthor
included.Itshapesmyunderstandingofthetopicbybranchingoffintoamorespecific
areaofsensationalism.Itchangedmythinkingonthetopictobemoreopenmindedto
thedifferentoccurrencesofsensationalismandhowtheyaffectmorespecific
demographics.Thissourcewilldefinitelyappearinmypaperbecauseofitshelpfulness.

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Gadarian, Shana. "How Sensationalist TV Stories on Terrorism Make Americans
More Hawkish." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2014. Web.
26 Oct. 2015.This source is an article on a website that talks about the
sensationalizingofterrorismandhowterroristscanfeedoffofmediaattention.It
also talks about how the sensationalism can lead to more hawkish policies and
hawkish citizens. The terrorism is newsworthy because of its graphic images,
drama,anddanger.Thearticleincludesstatisticsandgraphs.Itconcludesthatthe
useofsensationalismwhenreportingterrorismwilllikelygetAmericancitizensto
standbehindthepresidentsordersofforce.Thisissupportedbyapollcalledthe
SeptemberGallupPoll,whichstatesthatDemocratssupportedairstrikesonISISat
thesamehighratesasRepublicans.

ShanaGadarianreceivedherPh.D.fromPrincetonUniversityin2008.Sheisan
AssistantProfessorofPoliticalScienceatSyracuse.Thesupportingfactsandstatistics
includedinthisarticleindicatethatitisreliable.Thewebsiteisapopularnewssourcefor
politics,business,worldnews,entertainmentandmore.Thepurposeofthisarticlewasto
informtheAmericanpublicoftheimplicationsofsensationalizingterrorisminmedia.It
isaverygoodsourcecomparedtomyothersources.
Thisarticlefitintomyresearchbecauseitrevealedanotherspecificbranchinmytopic.It
usedfactsandstatisticstoprovethatsensationalizingterrorismcaninfluencethe

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Americanpublictobehavedifferently.Itshapesmyunderstandingofthetopicbygiving
meanexampleofhowitcanaffectawholepopulation.Ithaschangedmythinkingon
thetopicbyopeningmoreavenuesformyresearch.Thissourcewillappearinmyproject
becauseofitsexplanationofhowsensationalismcaninfluencealargenumberofpeople.
Thatisveryimportantformyresearch.