Media is used by society for two key purposes: to obtain information about various political or economic or social topics and to entertain. This being said, there is no such thing as neutral media, each is supported and payed for by various differing ideological groups that expect their ideas to be put forward if they are footing the bill. Not everyone wants to read the same things either, each different ideological media source appeals to different members of society and by looking at both sides of an idea one can get a clear understanding of what was actually happening during the time in question. One sociopolitical difference that appeals to opposite ends of society’s spectrum and that can be seen in both modern and historical media analyses is that between liberal and conservative newspapers or magazines. This essay will use the Karen Silkwood murder, subsequent investigations, and the nuclear debate in general during the 70s to show the ideological differences between the New York Times and Time Magazine.
Before Silkwood The nuclear debate had raged since WWII and the dropping of the atomic and hydrogen bombs on the towns of Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively in Japan by the US military. These military acts, in combination with scientific research such as that completed by the Manhattan Project, launched America and the industrial…show more content… In addition, the Times tells readers that Silkwood had ingested the plutonium and doctored the urine samples herself in a desperate attempt to help the union and harm Kerr-McGee. They admit that the company has not been as safe as they should have been, but the majority of the hype is due to overzealous union
