I agree that low brow news is becoming more prominent and popular on a majority of platforms. however there is still a large divide between news organisations online whom actually process and report on such news. In some cases, not all, too much information is show however this may be due to news stories aiming to deter from traditional news values and cover more complex stories due to the online demand.
2) How can you link Marxism and Hegemony to de Botton's criticisms of the News?
Passive audiences are spoon fed the news - and fail to even consider its validity (Hypodermic Needle) The dominant classes, more importantly their views and ideologies are going to be constantly reinforced because of this, and they aren't going to be challenged which is the main factor within Marxism and Hegemony.
3) How could you use Pluralism and new technology to challenge de Botton's views on the News?
A pluralist would argue that audience have the ability to view content in the way that they choose, they are active. So even though there is a lot of information, dominant ideologies
4) Choose two news stories from the last six months - one that supports de Botton's views and one that challenges his belief that the News is used for social control.
Support: https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/how-macedonia-became-a-global-hub-for-pro-trump-misinfo?bffbmain&ref=bffbmain&utm_term=.jf111LxBm0#.bdbjjGNPbL
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/nov/17/barack-obama-fake-news-facebook-social-media
Against:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/04/enough-said-whats-gone-wrong-with-language-politics-mark-thompson-review
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