Barbaric Ban on Toy Pigs
A ridicules ban on a toy pig creates uproar in Brittan.
On the 16th November, a British store kicked out the harmless plastic toy from a small kid’s farm set in case it may anger and upset Jewish and Muslim people, as pigs are seen as dirty and wrong.
An outraged mother was extremely shocked when she found, or should we say, not found a toy pig in a Childs farm set and phoned The Early Learning Centre to get an explanation. The store said that the innocent little top had been wiped out of the set because of complaints made by Jewish and Muslim parent.
After the mother brought home the set for her little girls first birthday, her daughter was deeply distraught when there was no little piggy in the farm set and just a button that squealed when pressed left behind.
Fuming mother complained to the ELC’s customer services and was very frustrated when she got an email from the company saying that the toy had been abolished because it was offensive and insulting to Jews and Muslims because they think pigs and filthy and immoral creatures.
The email the mother got from the ELC said, ‘...due to customer feedback and religious reasons this (the toy) is no longer part of the farm.’
The outraged mum rightly argued that the shop was over reacting and talking nonsense. ‘This is political correctness gone loopy. Surely if someone has an issue with a toy, they don't buy it.’
This ludicrous ban spread rapidly and a huge amount of other mums and dad; even Jewish and Muslims!; were also furious with the claim that the ELC was using and thought it was out of order.
Fellow Muslim mums said, ‘Im Muslim and it doesn't bother me. It's just another animal. What are the store going to do next? Ban the Peppa Pig cartoon? Stop selling books with pigs in? This is a multi-cultural country.’
Yet another Muslim mum said, ‘Removing pigs from farm sets is like introducing 'Baa Baa White Sheep' and calling Christmas 'The Winter Holiday.' Please let common sense prevail.’
Alec Suttenwood; the chairman of the Anti-Political Correctness group; gave major criticism to the ELC, calling the ban ‘ridiculous’ and saying that ‘Pigs are kept on farms - it is a fact of life.’,
After much blast from the British public, The Early Learning Centre later admitted making a muck up of the situation and decided to lift the loopy ban and set free the piglets back into their farm sets.
A spokeswoman for the ELC then said, ‘The decision to remove the pig was taken in reaction to customer feedback in some parts of the world. We recognise that pigs are familiar farm animals - especially for our UK customers. We have taken the decision to reinstate the pig and to no longer sell the set in international markets where it might create an issue.’
Toy Pig Ban
A ban on the sale of a toy pig brings commotion among British public.
On Tuesday the 16th of November, a store removed the Childs toy from sales due to possible offence to Muslim and Jewish parents and children, because the animal is seen as unclear in their eyes.
A mother was startled to not find a toy pig in Childs toy farm set and telephoned store, The Early Learning Centre, to find that the toy had been taken off the market, due to religious reasons.
When a mother brought the set for her daughter, aged one, and found an empty space and a button that made the sound of a pig when it was pressed.
After writing to the Early Learning Centres’ customer services, she received an email in reply that stated the toy was taken out of the set, as it could have offered people with Jewish and/or Muslim beliefs because the pig is seen as a unclean animal.
The email read, ‘Previously the pig was part of the Farm. However due to customer feedback and religious reasons this is no longer part of the farm.’
The mother argued that the store was over reacting and, ‘Surely if someone has an issue with a toy, they don't buy it.’
When news spread of this ban, many mothers and fathers, of all religious beliefs, agreed that the ban was not needed. With fellow Muslim mothers stating, ‘If you don't want your kid playing with a pig toy, simply throw it in the bin. Other kids should not have to suffer.’ and, ‘I'm Muslim and it doesn't bother me. It's just another animal.’
After criticism from Alec Suttenwood, the chairman of the Anti-Political Correctness group, saying the ban was ‘ridiculous’ and that ‘Pigs are kept on farms - it is a fact of life.’, the Early Learning Centre decided to append the ban and return the toy pig back in its stores.
A spokeswoman for The Early Learning Center then released a statement saying, ‘We recognise that pigs are familiar farm animals - especially for our UK customers. We have taken the decision to reinstate the pig and to no longer sell the set in international markets where it might create an issue.’
Friday, 26 November 2010
Friday, 19 November 2010
Analyzing A Bias Story
Analyzing A Bias Story
On Thursday the 11th of November the tabloid newspaper, The Sun, published a story about Josef Fritzl, and how he planned to kill his family in an acid bath. The story is extremely bias towards the victims of Fritzl. The article used many different ways in which it is bias such as its use of capital letter. On the online description of the story the words, ‘SICKO’ and ‘ACID BATH’ are in capitals. This is done to catch the attention of the readers and to influence them emotionally. Having the word, ‘SICKO’ in upper case help to get a bad and horrible and disgraceful image across to the readers. Having the words, “ACID BATH’, is in capitals is it makes it seem more shocking, extreme and outrageous.
After clicking on to the link to read the whole story, the headline reads, ‘Fritzle’s plot to hide horrific crimes’. Using the word ‘horrific’ to describe the crimes Fritzle was planning to commit is very influential on the readers.
The buy-line which is in bold is also very bias reading, ‘SICK Josef Fritzl planned to kill the family he held in a cell as in an ACID BATH to hide his crimes’. Again, they try to influence the readers by putting certain words in upper case. They also use emotive words like, ‘kill’ and ‘crimes’. By using there words, it influences the readers to dislike and hate Fritzl.
The story first describes Fritzl as a, ‘…depraved dad…’. This presents Fritzl as perverted and immoral. This will deeply influence the readers, as it is the first line they read, therefore making the first impression.
The newspaper then describes his plans as an, ‘…evil scheme…’. By using these words, it makes the reader feel hatred and bitterness towards Mr. Fritzle.
Throughout the story; which mainly consists of quotes; strong emotive language is used. For example, ‘…chilling confession…horrors he inflicted… incest kids…’. These words and phrases can be seen as being bias as they strongly influences the reader into disliking Fritzl.
Another way in which this story is bias is the dramatic statistics it uses with in its story. The article reads, ‘Fritzl, 75, raped his daughter Elisabeth up to 3,000 times in 24 years…’. This statistic is very precise and high, and will shock and astonish the readers.
Yet another way the newspaper is bias towards the victum is the caption used below a photo of Fritzl. The caption says, ‘Evil…Josef Fritzl during his trial’. By using the word ‘Evil’ to describe Fritzl makes the readers feel disgust and spite towards Fritzl.
On Thursday the 11th of November the tabloid newspaper, The Sun, published a story about Josef Fritzl, and how he planned to kill his family in an acid bath. The story is extremely bias towards the victims of Fritzl. The article used many different ways in which it is bias such as its use of capital letter. On the online description of the story the words, ‘SICKO’ and ‘ACID BATH’ are in capitals. This is done to catch the attention of the readers and to influence them emotionally. Having the word, ‘SICKO’ in upper case help to get a bad and horrible and disgraceful image across to the readers. Having the words, “ACID BATH’, is in capitals is it makes it seem more shocking, extreme and outrageous.
After clicking on to the link to read the whole story, the headline reads, ‘Fritzle’s plot to hide horrific crimes’. Using the word ‘horrific’ to describe the crimes Fritzle was planning to commit is very influential on the readers.
The buy-line which is in bold is also very bias reading, ‘SICK Josef Fritzl planned to kill the family he held in a cell as in an ACID BATH to hide his crimes’. Again, they try to influence the readers by putting certain words in upper case. They also use emotive words like, ‘kill’ and ‘crimes’. By using there words, it influences the readers to dislike and hate Fritzl.
The story first describes Fritzl as a, ‘…depraved dad…’. This presents Fritzl as perverted and immoral. This will deeply influence the readers, as it is the first line they read, therefore making the first impression.
The newspaper then describes his plans as an, ‘…evil scheme…’. By using these words, it makes the reader feel hatred and bitterness towards Mr. Fritzle.
Throughout the story; which mainly consists of quotes; strong emotive language is used. For example, ‘…chilling confession…horrors he inflicted… incest kids…’. These words and phrases can be seen as being bias as they strongly influences the reader into disliking Fritzl.
Another way in which this story is bias is the dramatic statistics it uses with in its story. The article reads, ‘Fritzl, 75, raped his daughter Elisabeth up to 3,000 times in 24 years…’. This statistic is very precise and high, and will shock and astonish the readers.
Yet another way the newspaper is bias towards the victum is the caption used below a photo of Fritzl. The caption says, ‘Evil…Josef Fritzl during his trial’. By using the word ‘Evil’ to describe Fritzl makes the readers feel disgust and spite towards Fritzl.
tabloid and broadsheet
There are two types of newspapers, one is a tabloid and the other is a broadsheet and there are many differences between both types of newspapers.
A Tabloid paper is generally small newspaper, where as on the other hand, a broadsheet uses a much larger type of format.
An example of a tabloid newspaper is 'The Sun' and an example of a broadsheet newspaper is 'The Times'.
There are many differences between these type of newspapers, one being the difference of tone and voice each newspaper uses. The difference can be shown within the recent story about the student riots in London. Within the tabloid newspaper (The Sun) the voice is very raw and common, using very demanding and emotive tones. Whereas in the broadsheet newspaper (The independent) it has a more sophisticated and clinical tones, creating a more trustworthy and formal sounding voice.
In the Sun Newspaper, throughout the whole story there are seven images in total. Whereas in The Independent there is only one in the whole story. This is because of the target audience that each newspaper appeals to. The Sun's target audience is for more working class citizens, who enjoy seeing more pictures than reading text. This would be due to their educational background and their general upbringing. The target audience for The independent is more for the middle class people, who enjoy a more informative and factual article. They also enjoy having more text than images.
Another difference within the usage of images, is the captions given to them. In The independent, the caption given to its only image reads, “A demonstrator kicks in window at Millbank Tower as students and lecturers protest again university funding cuts”. This caption is unbiased and very informative, letting the reader know the story behind the image. In The Sun, one caption given to its many images reads, “Mad Hatter.... Yob in police cap hurls chair at window in Millbank Tower”. This caption uses strong emotive words and biased language. Its usage of the words 'mad hatter','yob' and 'hurls', help to influence the reader in believing that all students are yobs and trouble makers. In contrast to this, instead of using the word 'yob', The independent uses the words like 'demonstrator' and 'kicks'. By using these words, it has no influence on the readers opinion and thoughts. The Sun also uses more graphic and violent images, whereas The independent uses more subdued and less shocking images.
Within a stories biased opinion, The Sun steers more towards being against students, describing them as yobs and giving them a bad image. On the other hand, The Independent comes across as neutral on the subject.
Another way in which broadsheets and tabloids differ, are the headlines and buy lines used. In The Independent, the headline reads “The New Politics... Student Riot Marks End Of Coalition's Era Of Consequence”. This headline uses non-emotive language and is not biased towards any partys. On the other hand, The Sun uses the headline “Student Demo Thugs Tory HQ Riot”. This headline is very biased and uses forceful language to help influence the readers view.
The Independent uses a very factual and informative buy line which reads, “Tory HQ wrecked in worst street violence since 1990 poll tax riots”. On the other hand, The Sun 's buy line is very opinion based with very little facts; “A Police chief admits last night that he was caught off guard by the mayhem that erupted after thugs hijacked a demo of 50,000 students”
Another big difference between the two newspapers is the textual structure of the article. The Independent uses lengthy paragraphs, whereas The Sun uses many short, two line sentences.
The main difference between a broadsheet and a tabloid newspaper is the language used within them. In The Sun, it uses short and emotive words for example: “mayhem”, “slammed”, “destruction” and “stick wielding”. By using these sorts of words, the newspapers opinion is forced upon its readers, in a very strong and forceful way. On the other hand, The Independent uses more educated and informative diction such as: “demonstrators”, “perpetrators” and “confrontational”. By using these words, the newspaper becomes unbiased and seems more formal in its reporting.
In conclusion, a tabloid newspaper is very opinionated and uses strong emotive language. It focuses on celebrity stories and tries to catch people out, by portraying them in a bad light. They often leave parts of the story, information, facts and quotes out on purpose, to create their own stance on the story. They often only get involved in politics if they want something to be changed, or if there is a scandal in which they can gossip about. The stories are often short with little information, They also use many big images and racial slander in their articles.
On the other hand. A broadsheet chooses to cover more political stories and uses more educated language. They often have more information and use statistics in their articles. They are also mainly unbiased and try not to be opinionated with their word choice.
A Tabloid paper is generally small newspaper, where as on the other hand, a broadsheet uses a much larger type of format.
An example of a tabloid newspaper is 'The Sun' and an example of a broadsheet newspaper is 'The Times'.
There are many differences between these type of newspapers, one being the difference of tone and voice each newspaper uses. The difference can be shown within the recent story about the student riots in London. Within the tabloid newspaper (The Sun) the voice is very raw and common, using very demanding and emotive tones. Whereas in the broadsheet newspaper (The independent) it has a more sophisticated and clinical tones, creating a more trustworthy and formal sounding voice.
In the Sun Newspaper, throughout the whole story there are seven images in total. Whereas in The Independent there is only one in the whole story. This is because of the target audience that each newspaper appeals to. The Sun's target audience is for more working class citizens, who enjoy seeing more pictures than reading text. This would be due to their educational background and their general upbringing. The target audience for The independent is more for the middle class people, who enjoy a more informative and factual article. They also enjoy having more text than images.
Another difference within the usage of images, is the captions given to them. In The independent, the caption given to its only image reads, “A demonstrator kicks in window at Millbank Tower as students and lecturers protest again university funding cuts”. This caption is unbiased and very informative, letting the reader know the story behind the image. In The Sun, one caption given to its many images reads, “Mad Hatter.... Yob in police cap hurls chair at window in Millbank Tower”. This caption uses strong emotive words and biased language. Its usage of the words 'mad hatter','yob' and 'hurls', help to influence the reader in believing that all students are yobs and trouble makers. In contrast to this, instead of using the word 'yob', The independent uses the words like 'demonstrator' and 'kicks'. By using these words, it has no influence on the readers opinion and thoughts. The Sun also uses more graphic and violent images, whereas The independent uses more subdued and less shocking images.
Within a stories biased opinion, The Sun steers more towards being against students, describing them as yobs and giving them a bad image. On the other hand, The Independent comes across as neutral on the subject.
Another way in which broadsheets and tabloids differ, are the headlines and buy lines used. In The Independent, the headline reads “The New Politics... Student Riot Marks End Of Coalition's Era Of Consequence”. This headline uses non-emotive language and is not biased towards any partys. On the other hand, The Sun uses the headline “Student Demo Thugs Tory HQ Riot”. This headline is very biased and uses forceful language to help influence the readers view.
The Independent uses a very factual and informative buy line which reads, “Tory HQ wrecked in worst street violence since 1990 poll tax riots”. On the other hand, The Sun 's buy line is very opinion based with very little facts; “A Police chief admits last night that he was caught off guard by the mayhem that erupted after thugs hijacked a demo of 50,000 students”
Another big difference between the two newspapers is the textual structure of the article. The Independent uses lengthy paragraphs, whereas The Sun uses many short, two line sentences.
The main difference between a broadsheet and a tabloid newspaper is the language used within them. In The Sun, it uses short and emotive words for example: “mayhem”, “slammed”, “destruction” and “stick wielding”. By using these sorts of words, the newspapers opinion is forced upon its readers, in a very strong and forceful way. On the other hand, The Independent uses more educated and informative diction such as: “demonstrators”, “perpetrators” and “confrontational”. By using these words, the newspaper becomes unbiased and seems more formal in its reporting.
In conclusion, a tabloid newspaper is very opinionated and uses strong emotive language. It focuses on celebrity stories and tries to catch people out, by portraying them in a bad light. They often leave parts of the story, information, facts and quotes out on purpose, to create their own stance on the story. They often only get involved in politics if they want something to be changed, or if there is a scandal in which they can gossip about. The stories are often short with little information, They also use many big images and racial slander in their articles.
On the other hand. A broadsheet chooses to cover more political stories and uses more educated language. They often have more information and use statistics in their articles. They are also mainly unbiased and try not to be opinionated with their word choice.
Friday, 12 November 2010
Research into a news report from the 1950’s and comparing it to one from the twenty-first centaury.
Research into a news report from the 1950’s and comparing it to one from the twenty-first centaury.
TV news reports have changed dramatically since the 1950’s. After studying a report from the BBC in February 1958. This report starts off will a short introduction. In this short introduction, it uses a very simple text animation and has music playing in the background. The animation has text in a circle, which moves around in a circle, and then text appears and fades in beneath the circle. The introduction also includes music. The music is very loud and consists of many different instruments. The music track only lasts for the duration of the introduction. In comparison to this, a BBC news at six report on the 23rd of February 2010 also has an introduction but it runs for a much longer duration. In this introduction it includes real life footage and special effects as well as a backing track. The live footage used within the introduction consists of video footage of news reporters going their job in many different locations as well as fast moving footage of vehicles. The introduction also uses animation in two different ways. The first being a light blast over the top of some live footage and other is a short animation of the BBC logo. The animation is very technical and colourful. The backing music used in the introduction is very long in duration and would have been made through technology (on a computer). Comparing these two reports together there is a huge difference. One main different is that the 1958 report is in black and white whereas the 2010 one it is colour. This is because technology has developed over time, allowing broadcasting to be in colour. Another main difference is the content of the introduction. In the 1958 report it only uses a very short text animation where as in the 2010 report is used both real life footage and special effects. This is mainly due to technology but may also be because people in the twenty-first century expect a lot more in a television broadcast. The final difference in the two introductions is the music used. In the 2010 is very techno based where as in the 1958 introduction is made up of real instruments. Another difference is the length of the tracks. In the 1958 report the music track is very short and only lasts for the duration of the introduction. However in the 2010 report the music track runs on into the introduction of the main headlines read by the news reporter.
In both of the reports, they both start with in introduction to the main headlines. However, in the 2010 report video clips of the particular headline are played, but in the 1958 report it is simply just the news reporter reading the headlines.
The set layouts in both reports are very different from each other. In the report from 1958 there is a simple and small layout with the newsreader at a desk and only an image of the county when talking about the weather. In contrast to this, the 2010 report has a large set with many TV screens. The reporter is also not at a desk and is standing up.
In both reports the newsreaders both have paper in their hand and are both dressed quite formally. However in the 1958 report the newsreader is a male who is fully dressed in a formal suite and looks very smart. In the 2010, the news reporter is a female and although is slightly less formally dressed as she is wearing a shirt and a skirt. Although her clothes are still formal, they give her a slightly casual feel.
Another major difference in the two news reports it the language and tone of voice used by the newsreaders. In the 1958 report the newsreader used very formal language. He also uses a high class and well-pronounced tone of voice, with no accent. In the 2010 news report the newsreader still uses formal language, however, her tone of voice has a slight accent and more relaxed tone of voice.
Another different between the two reports is the number of reporters. In the 1958 report there is only one reported in the studio. In the 2010 there is only one reporter in the studio however, there are additional reporter off site who cover more in-depth stories about particular subjects.
In the 2010 news report, the images and video clips are very clear and easy to see but the 1958 report the images and video clips are very un-tidy, unclear and are a bad quality image. The images and video clips show in the 2010 report are a more graphic and sensitive.
TV news reports have changed dramatically since the 1950’s. After studying a report from the BBC in February 1958. This report starts off will a short introduction. In this short introduction, it uses a very simple text animation and has music playing in the background. The animation has text in a circle, which moves around in a circle, and then text appears and fades in beneath the circle. The introduction also includes music. The music is very loud and consists of many different instruments. The music track only lasts for the duration of the introduction. In comparison to this, a BBC news at six report on the 23rd of February 2010 also has an introduction but it runs for a much longer duration. In this introduction it includes real life footage and special effects as well as a backing track. The live footage used within the introduction consists of video footage of news reporters going their job in many different locations as well as fast moving footage of vehicles. The introduction also uses animation in two different ways. The first being a light blast over the top of some live footage and other is a short animation of the BBC logo. The animation is very technical and colourful. The backing music used in the introduction is very long in duration and would have been made through technology (on a computer). Comparing these two reports together there is a huge difference. One main different is that the 1958 report is in black and white whereas the 2010 one it is colour. This is because technology has developed over time, allowing broadcasting to be in colour. Another main difference is the content of the introduction. In the 1958 report it only uses a very short text animation where as in the 2010 report is used both real life footage and special effects. This is mainly due to technology but may also be because people in the twenty-first century expect a lot more in a television broadcast. The final difference in the two introductions is the music used. In the 2010 is very techno based where as in the 1958 introduction is made up of real instruments. Another difference is the length of the tracks. In the 1958 report the music track is very short and only lasts for the duration of the introduction. However in the 2010 report the music track runs on into the introduction of the main headlines read by the news reporter.
In both of the reports, they both start with in introduction to the main headlines. However, in the 2010 report video clips of the particular headline are played, but in the 1958 report it is simply just the news reporter reading the headlines.
The set layouts in both reports are very different from each other. In the report from 1958 there is a simple and small layout with the newsreader at a desk and only an image of the county when talking about the weather. In contrast to this, the 2010 report has a large set with many TV screens. The reporter is also not at a desk and is standing up.
In both reports the newsreaders both have paper in their hand and are both dressed quite formally. However in the 1958 report the newsreader is a male who is fully dressed in a formal suite and looks very smart. In the 2010, the news reporter is a female and although is slightly less formally dressed as she is wearing a shirt and a skirt. Although her clothes are still formal, they give her a slightly casual feel.
Another major difference in the two news reports it the language and tone of voice used by the newsreaders. In the 1958 report the newsreader used very formal language. He also uses a high class and well-pronounced tone of voice, with no accent. In the 2010 news report the newsreader still uses formal language, however, her tone of voice has a slight accent and more relaxed tone of voice.
Another different between the two reports is the number of reporters. In the 1958 report there is only one reported in the studio. In the 2010 there is only one reporter in the studio however, there are additional reporter off site who cover more in-depth stories about particular subjects.
In the 2010 news report, the images and video clips are very clear and easy to see but the 1958 report the images and video clips are very un-tidy, unclear and are a bad quality image. The images and video clips show in the 2010 report are a more graphic and sensitive.
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