Question 9: 9/11

We talked about in class about September 11^th and that when we think about it, one image comes to our mind (interpellation). Gatekeeping is the process through which information is filtered for dissemination. For this example, the media controls what images we see and the information we get about the event. Agenda-setting functions is the theory that the news media have a large influence on audiences by their choice of what stories to consider newsworthy. Other news media focuses on certain images, stories for us (the audience) to see where the onion tells us everything (they don’t filter). An example is the article “New Oliver Stone 9/11 Film Introduces ‘Single Plane’ Theory”. In the article, they state “the film you are about to see is going to blown the lid off the 9/11 Commission’s official report and expose a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government”. They also show a picture from the event that isn’t usually shown.