by Jhon steven Cardenas

Fact or fiction? The news during pandemic.   

We all of us could perceive the important role that complies the news during the appearance of SARS-COV2. The unique our contact with the virus was throughout news of television it undoubtedly calmed our deepest anxiety and preparing us for new social rules and conditions of freedom. However, there also existed a pandemic of wrong information or a remarkable bias until an exaggerated fear. It sprouted for this media, the already known infoxication. So what was the real influence of this media towards the viewers?

Firstly, the news thru television was an important source where we can obtain information related with the isolation it channel that inform the people where, when, and how prevent the contagion of the virus become in our exit to all our doubt such as averages of contagion, levels of recovered, percent of diseases, and places most beaten for the spread. It gave a subtle calm to many in the middle of the uncertain and served also as entertainment in hard moments.

Spite of this according some surveys reveals that after the appearing of the virus the general expectation increasing and averages of misinformation too in critic months where the news was the main media in cover the report.

As a consequence also had a big pandemic of fake news, fear, speculation, and rumors related all of them with the appearing of the strain increasing of this way many cases related to mental illnesses, stress, depression, and collective suicides accompanied also the averages of contagions and put also this like one of the most worries post-pandemic.

Multiple narratives claiming the spread of COVID-19 “A microchip or a nanotechnology mechanism that would serve to monitor and control the population” “That it is a biological weapon created by China against the United States and its allies”

In conclusion, I think that this is important labor our local governments carrying of the hand to the most vulnerable population, regulating some possible wrong information, showing good news in favor of the community among other things are the role that has to ensure the television and the democracies of this way it can decrease the level of violence or whatever second-effect post-pandemic.

 

Deforestation in Colombia

By Caterinne Johana Gutierrez Pardo

"A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of the earth, they purify the air and give pure strength to our people" (Franklin D. Roosavelt).

-Half of the Colombian territory is covered by trees, and deforestation is due to the expansion of the agricultural frontier, especially for extensive cattle ranching, planting of illicit crops, illegal logging, mining and pressure for population growth, but here we ask ourselves what is it affecting the environment? What about animals? What could we do about it? Now I invite you to continue reading this short essay.

-Let's start with the most worrying question of all, how does it affect the environment? Unfortunately, as human needs grow, so does deforestation. With the development of urbanization, more and more land is needed, but at what cost? And this is where our second question comes into play, what about animals?.

Deforestation has many negative effects on the environment. One of the biggest impacts is the loss of habitat for millions of species. In the last 20 years a large number of hectares has been lost, that is, 56.6% of the national territory, an area the size of Costa Rica has been lost. We have a clear example of illegal logging, in the Magdalena basin the river annually drags 160 tons of garbage per square kilometer. This makes it the most deforested basin in South America and the tenth in the world.

The cause of deforestation in Colombia is illegal logging. Logging and illegal timber trafficking are a growing problem that threatens the subsistence of several species, particularly those with a high commercial value in national and international markets.

-To finish with our last question, what can we do? If you ask me, I think we should demand laws to have stable and diverse forests and provide a strategic framework to balance land uses at the national, sub-national and territorial scales, however; effective regulation is necessary for this change. Additionally, forest fires are more common and more dangerous, but many of the fires are intentional and the vast majority are caused by man, carelessness or negligence.

Speaking personally, I believe that we must start with the basics, at home recycling, reusing, in the street we should not throw garbage on the streets. Do not forget that: The change begins with us. I guess that everything must be for autonomy, in order to improve our world and not lose what we have left.

 By 

Camilo Guzman

Dear friend Joseph,

I hope you´re feeling great in Berlin, what did you do yesterday? my day was very strange as my family is a little complex, I have neither voice nor boot, I remember you were studying to be a pilot, I´d love to know how did you study in Berlin?, did you have to ask your uncle for help?, Joseph soon I will be with you and I long to know the most important thing of Berlin.

 

Remember to give my regards to your uncle. Joseph you have to be very judicious with your work in college, soon I´ll be with you.

 

Friend remember that in a few months I will be in Berlin with you, we will get to know the whole city, I’d love you to tell me all about Berlin, I hope Berlin  is clean, big and interesting also that your city is modern and  with less pollution.

 

Remember to go to the Reichstag or Checkpoint Charlie

 

Your friend.
Camilo Guzman

 

 

 OPINION ARTICLES STUDENTS EXAMPLES 

Environmental Problems

By Nicolas Martinez

Introduction

A lot of countries around the world are having problems with the way to dispose their waste, this problem is something that we can see in countries as China, USA, India, among other big countries. How could they change it? The easiest way to reduce the contamination in any of them is by making tougher laws about the legal limits of pollution for the companies. However, in my opinion there are two very important things which the countries have to make for change their environmental situation.

-         The production and fabrication of new products should be more responsible about the materials used to make and in this way the whole parts of the product after could be recycled.

-         Make laws about the limits of natural resources that the companies can use and the obligations that they will have for use it.

In February of 2020, the world could see how the amazon was burning, then some countries started to change them ways to regulate the pollution in the air when it was increasing around the world. However, this shouldn’t have made only to the environmental crisis.

Amazon is called “The lung of the world”, it produces the 20% of the air in the planet and reduce in 14% the carbon dioxide. This are very important quantities of oxygen and carbon dioxide, but the rest of it must be produced and reduced by the rest of the world. The other countries can’t be indifferent about it.

 

On the other hand, if the countries were more responsible about the pollution, the way to dispose them waste or the importance of the natural resources, the world wouldn’t have many problems of pollution.  

 

According to the WHO based on the increasing of pollution, “The air of the big countries could be toxic for 2030”, it could generate skin and respiratory diseases. For this reason, if the countries start to change the politics and the limits of pollution for the companies, the air quality will be better than today. The change must be now.

 

Media and power hungry politicians.

By: Yassir Martinez 

What role does the media play in ensuring that such politicians are kept in check?

These limitations include how candidates are able to utilize media in order to reach their target audiences, the means by which a campaign can be financed, the practice of maintaining transparency within campaign, finance and importantly, how information is shared via the Internet among those who create and receive content. The subject of study that we want to analyze is the relations between mass media and politicians. Mass media can play an important key role that permit to the community supervise the actions of incumbents, of mass media and so the community can to use this information in their votes decisions. The increase of issuer and receivers (community) give more importance to the so-called ‘’fourth power politicians”. The capacity that of mass media to disseminate and focus of information a politician convenience. How the government treats the mass media affects the development of news media. The quantity and quality of news generated however the desire of increase market share is common to most industries Anytime someone is monitored, they may be tempted to ingratiate or threaten the monitor in order to get better coverage. This is the link between of politicians and mass media enable, the participation in the life whit equality rights and the capacity to express their opinions.

 

The interest of politicians about manipulate mass media, more mass media are forced politicians interesting whereas focus the news an own benefit. This is the main disadvantage, the media gives people access to be able to choose a political party, devise attitudes on government parties and government decisions. The media consumers and politics will continue to depend upon each other. Since our culture has become increasingly dependent on the services of the mass media without the fear of lawsuits so if this new are true or false. How say SC Hudson (2011) claims that “Political institutions and media institutions are so deeply intertwined, so thoroughly engaged in a complex dance with one another, that it is not easy to distinguish where one begins and the other leaves off”.


For example, Since Dean presidential candidate was who at first appeared to be an unstoppable force, was one of the first presidential candidates in utilized of mass media. Dean was able to obtain an average of $77 per person from 800,000 people, and was the first candidate to reach a younger audience, with twenty-five percent of his contributions coming from individuals under the age of thirty Raising such large sums of money while utilized of mass media.

 

The fact that many political party has been used the main advantage of become this industry of mass media in a business that sells to the public, the majority of political party are agree that a large amount of wealth confers power and power brings success. The mass media can bring a campaign to life, or bring it crashing down in a much more rapid fashion. The capacity of the politician when he addressed has been a primary topic wit this can manipulated their audience with all their say, with say Michael Frier “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…”.

For example: Clinton-Gore in 1992, the Democratic nominees sent out mass e-mails, issued e-bulletin boards, and created online discussion groups in order to distribute and potential inform voter of their platform and other valuable information regarding their campaign

 

In conclusion, the dynamic relation between politicians and mass media over the years illustrates that these two entities aren’t independent of each other. The influence and coverage that the media exerts and provides appears to have more possibilities for detriment than for benefit, in spite of limitations that have been placed on the media, it continues being a prominent role in politics and in daily life. Whether it is capping the amount of coverage that a politician receives on a televised broadcast determining what an electioneering communication is regulating campaign finance efforts, or the other limitations outlined. Has demonstrated that individuals can use media to satisfy their information gathering needs, since our culture has become increasingly dependent on the services of mass media political candidates have recognized this fact, the opportunities presented and have not hesitated to take advantage of it and utilize this medium for their political welfare.

video presentation mass media

 video presentation mass media

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17joBJydcgRLmwds2ImtuUdIgAXj5FqxM/view?usp=sharing

By Laura Herrera. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tvsg6m316k05i6mFOdm8klMHAuHYyFzM/view?usp=sharing

FOR AND AGAINST EXAMPLES

 

 

How people should treat to change the situations of racism?

 

by  Nicolas Martinez Martinez

     Nowadays people believe that the inclusion of racism history in Television or Cinema is very important to change it in some countries like USA. Do you think that the inclusion of racism situations in series or movies can help to change the way in which these people are treated?

 

     The principal advantages of showing  racism situations in media like TV or cinema are the possibility of making people aware about this problematic around the world, according to this in countries like Argentina have had an increase of campaigns to promote the knowing of human rights. In other countries where this idea had been implemented as Germany, France and Italy this campaign have helped to reduce the number of cases related to racism.

 

     On the other hand, the principal disadvantages of it are that these situations may not be suitable for the whole people mainly children in the case of TV. In some occasions this programs that had showed situations of racism usually decreased in how many people watch it with a lot of critics.

 

     In my opinion showing the racism situations in Television or Cinema is one of the best ways to change this problematic. However, on the whole problematics of our history have had disadvantages with respect to the way in which the society have tried to change them.