Corporations are infamously known to portray facts or opinions in a different light in order to give themselves an advantage in the market. According to Aidan Lewis of BBC News, such tactics can be dated back to the 1920s where the autoĀ industry used jaywalker asĀ “a term of ridicule against pedestrians crossing roads” (Lewis) at the wrong place. Jaywalker was originally defined as a countryside person who would stop at every attraction they see.Ā It was changed in order toĀ “shift the blame for pedestrian casualties from drivers to walkers”. This ultimately caused many to hate citizens who jaywalked and started the love of automobiles. Since then, the term isĀ defined the same way and rules have been enforced to prevent jaywalking.
There are various eventsĀ that news channels such as Fox 5 wont air because of company interest. Jason Walker of the Truth out, an independent news website, discusses a topic that will most likely never see the light of day on other sites. His article “Unpaid labor in Texas Prisons is Modern-Day Slavery” talks about how prisons abuse prisoner rights.Ā Because the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is one of the most profitable prisons in the nation, they would most likely be able to pay any notorious news channel a hefty sum to not air this event. If they did decide to air this event, they would perhaps find a way to make it seem like the prisoners deserve the treatment they received.
Sources:
-http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26073797
-http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/37470-unpaid-labor-in-texas-prisons-is-modern-day-slavery
