Welcome to the Infotainment Freak Show

In Welcome to the Infotainment Freak Show by Martin Kaplan it is said that the media cares more about rating and having an audience then having news that matters. He gives examples of media including the news and the Internet which can distort the knowledge we obtain. The news wants a story regardless if it is important or not.

I agree with his idea that news is for entertainment and not of much importance anymore. The news decides Michael Jackson is more important than something major in the world.

Kaplan says," Instead of trying to tell us what's true, journalism now prides itself on finding two sides to every story, no matter how feeble one side may be" (140). This is one point on Kaplans main idea. He states that journalists just want a story no matter how they have to get it.

what orwell didnt know response

In the essay Politics and the English Language from the book What Orwell Didn't Know he says that the English language is poor because our thoughts are foolish. Orwell gives 6 rules on what not to do. Orwell also states that language should be simple instead of using big complicated words use simple words that people can understand. He also states that if your going to use a metaphor or a simile do not use one that is always used like "toe the line". He gives examples of how bad our language is. We try so hard to sound smart that the meaning is lost.

I like this article even though it was hard to read. I like the idea that we use simple language instead of complicated terms you have to look up in the dictionary. I also found the rules helpful because by following these rules things will be much simpler to understand and people will enjoy reading different varieties of readings.

Mexico extradites record number to U.S.

In an article I found interesting on CNN's website http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/01/mexico.us.extraditions/index.html

Apparently Mexico sent 11 people back to the US over the weekend. 4 were charged with drug related crimes and the rest were charged with sexual assualt, robbery, murder, etc. The states involved include California, Texas, Florida, Maryland and DC.
The total extraditions for this year from Mexico to US is 100 which is 5 higher than last year.
People who are for increased extradition say that US gives more severe punishment.

I think the article should be more specific on the crimes committed and it should tell the city involved. I also think that they are wrong when they say that US has more severe punishment, or maybe it just means more severe legal punishment, cause I always thought it was worse to go to jail in Mexico than in the US.