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How Conspiracy theories shape news
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Saletan (2013) argues that conspiracy theories formed the largest bulk of 9/11 news. Americans felt displaced on the validity of the 9/11 attacks. In any case, the knowledge by thirty percent of Americans that 9/11 news was organized and sponsored by the federal government trigger the notion that; conspiracy theories do have some considerate validity. Saletan’s argument concurs with Donmes (Nomes, 2102) validation that conspiracy theories attempts to examine the social-political factors, and how they are significant in analyzing time, and providing needed information to the society. This blog supports the use of conspiracy theories to position news since conspiracy theories are investigative and they attempt to examine issues which affect human beings directly.
However, it is prudent to analyze the role of skeptical ideologies and how they impact social-economic reflections of the society. In any event, it is good to note that conspiracy theories present an alternative flow of the story which is not considerably different from what the media preach. Cook (2009, p.33), depicts the 9/11 case a sophisticated development of 9/11. In his text, it is clear that news anchors feed heavily from conspiracy theories, therefore, proving how conspiracy theories operate back to back with news. The upcoming article will examine how news grounded on conspiracy theories is viewed by the general public.
References
Cook, M. (2009). The Skeptic’s Guide to Conspiracies: From the Knights Templar to the JFK
Assassination: Uncovering the [Real] Truth Behind the World’s Most Controversial
Conspiracy Theories. Adams Media.
Nefes , T. (2012). Journal of Historical Sociology, Volume 25, Issue 3, pages 413–439, September 2012.
Retrieved February 07th, 2014 from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-6443.2012.01434.x/abstract
Saletan, W. (Nov 19th, 2013). The Fascinating Psychology of Conspiracy Theories. Retrieved
February 7th, 2014 from
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/11/conspiracy_theory_ps
ychology_people_who_claim_to_know_the_truth_about_jfk.html
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