AY '06-'07 2nd Sem English 10 draft concept outline 1st revision

Juan Gabriel L. de Leon
2006-07148
English 10 MHW
Mrs. Anna F. Sanchez
Concept Paper [Outline Draft]

“The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth”: The Value of Objectivity in Modern Media

Thesis Statement: The media, which primarily serves as a tool for information dissemination, can only be as truthful and as objective as the people who gather and interpret the information it presents.

I. The media functions as a transmitter of information to any given audience, and can come in many forms.
A. Some are printed in books and journals.
B. Some are made available via news and broadcasts.
C. Some are delivered through electronic devices.
D. Some incorporate and integrate different many forms of processing information.
II. Today's media has become the leading shaper of public opinion and of culture.
A. The people behind the media are driven to earn large profits.
B. Liberal media personalities feel the need to air their personal opinions like in…
1. …Political positions.
2. …Religious preferences.
3. …Gender roles.
4. …Racial issues.
III. The media can never present the absolute truth and can never be truly objective.
A. Truth is relative.
1. As information is passed from one point to another, the interpretation of it varies.
2. Numerous innovations in technology have made information easier to access and to pass forward to others.
B. The media is a tool "made by humans for humans," and humans can never become fully objective.
IV. The media is not always correct; it is not infallible.
A. It can be fair and accurate, but only to a certain extent.
B. A study in search for what could be the most fair and accurate mode of information transfer should be conducted.