There is no doubt that modern life is highly influenced by the daily news people receive about the events happening in their own region and worldwide. While some people want to get the information in the form of words, others' preference is to have visual representation of transferred information. I feel that words and pictures work more effectively when they accompany each other, as further discussed in this essay.
To begin with, although news articles or verbal stories are very effective in transferring the full information, they lack the very essential thing which is the real life picture of things going on. This happens because it is arguably in human nature to get impressed by what they see rather than what they read. In this regard, pictures are much more effective in providing the atmosphere and emotions of the events. For example, if the daily news is retelling the story of a car accident, without seeing the photos of the accident place, one can not fully imagine the scope of the disaster, damaged cars and losses. On the other hand, the pictures alone can not capture the whole story and fail to provide the details of the causes, participants and results.
Furthermore, the words alone can be misleading and confusing, because they often include the interpretation of the author and can be biased. In this regard, photos and videos are very helpful for the audience to accept the more neutral information and make their own judgment.
In conclusion, both stories and pictures used for provision of information have its drawbacks, and if for the former one it is demonstrated by its failure to deliver the impressions as well as arguably biased nature, in the case of the latter shortfalls reflect itself in inability to go into details and background story. My view is that journalism shall strive to use both forms of information transmittal, because they are supplementing each other and filling in the gaps the other one may have.
There is no doubt that modern life is
highly
influenced by the daily news
people
receive about the
events
happening in their
own
region and worldwide. While
some
people
want to
get
the
information
in the form of words, others' preference is to have visual representation of transferred
information
. I feel that words and
pictures
work more
effectively
when they accompany each
other
, as
further
discussed in this essay.
To
begin
with, although news articles or verbal
stories
are
very
effective in transferring the full
information
, they lack the
very
essential thing which is the real life
picture
of things going on. This happens
because
it is
arguably
in human nature to
get
impressed by what they
see
rather
than what they read. In this regard,
pictures
are much more effective in providing the atmosphere and emotions of the
events
.
For example
, if the daily news is retelling the
story
of a car accident, without seeing the photos of the accident place, one can not
fully
imagine the scope of the disaster, damaged cars and losses. On the
other
hand, the
pictures
alone can not capture the whole
story
and fail to provide the
details
of the causes, participants and results.
Furthermore
, the words alone can be misleading and confusing,
because
they
often
include the interpretation of the author and can
be biased
. In this regard, photos and videos are
very
helpful for the audience to accept the more neutral
information
and
make
their
own
judgment.
In conclusion
, both
stories
and
pictures
used
for provision of
information
have its drawbacks, and if for the former one it
is demonstrated
by its failure to deliver the impressions
as well
as
arguably
biased nature, in the case of the latter shortfalls reflect itself in inability to go into
details
and background
story
. My view is that journalism shall strive to
use
both forms of
information
transmittal,
because
they are supplementing each
other
and filling in the gaps the
other
one may have.