A Response to the Eldritch Thesis: Karac's Blog

     Not only is the name interesting and eye catching (as I am a fan of the horror genre), but the blog itself is insightful, and makes very good points about local news organizations and their stories. I especially love Karac's review of the charter school story conducted by Wave 3 News. I agree when he supports Wave 3's usage of interview footage and feedback from those who were marginalized, or those treated as insignificant or periphery, in this recent push for charter schools. This follows the seventh basic yardstick of journalism, fairness, as stated by gradethenews.org. Wave 3 attempted, and succeeded, at getting all sides of the story, as said by Karac, in order to release fairness and unbiased opinions unto the viewers.
     I also very much like his story about the real crisis surrounding Ebola: fear. Like with the Louisville Purge stories released about a month back, the news is most definitely blowing the news of Ebola way out of proportion. Karac's usage of helpful links that express and back up the facts stating that the disease can only be passed through the bodily fluids of someone currently experiencing the symptoms is clever and helpful, and further emphasizes his point. In all ways, I believe he is correct in saying that a good amount of news stories have been encompassing the Ebola crisis, as it is easy to write/talk about in such a way that many without the knowledge Karac presents in his post could easily be scared, leading to an encouragement of watching the news out of want for more information, or the "secret" to staying physically well. In fact, to respond to this, there is a higher chance that one will be attacked by a shark, as opposed to the Ebola virus. If that's not convincing enough, one has a higher chance of getting struck by lightning than getting attacked by a shark, ultimately leading to a very small fraction of a risk associated with the Ebola virus.
     Overall, I very much enjoyed Karac's insightful posts and captivating points. Check it out!

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Link to this response post: http://controversialwaffles.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-response-to-eldritch-thesis-karacs.html