Media Literacy Response--Representation

For this Assignment I have chosen to talk about the news reports of the North Korean Threat that has been the talk of the day for the last few weeks. Below are my sources
Video - Link
News Article - Link
Blog - Link

I would first like to talk about the Video where the news reader talks about the development of Nuclear Technology. The facts and details about the threat released to public was not that much, but it is interesting how the media and articles represent the situation.

The video has a more military view and a response to the situation. The news reporter conveys that the Defense Secretary announced a 50% increase on missiles positioned to defend the US against a North Korean attack. The Hegemony represented here is that every threat needs to have a military response even though United States currently has the most advance military in the Globe. In simple words, the majority of the community agrees preparing for a military response because its a Hegemonic ideology among the society. The news video has given a high priority to this threat by talking about the military response.
It also shows a missile that could reach USA if launched but has a good chance that it might not be a threat because its not tested. Still the image of that picture of the missile in a rally does make an impact of the reality of the situation, and provoke precaution and possibly fear.

The blog was published in February as a response to the Nuclear Blast in North Korea that happened at the same time period. The blog states all the statistics of the immediate situation including pictures, graphs related to the nuclear blast. Most of the pictures are representations of the danger that the country poses to US and its allies. The article uses some rhetoric's to outshine its purpose. It states that if North Korea can launch a third successful nuclear attack then it can also launch an attack on USA or its allies. Ironically there is a graph in the bottom that has a graphical status of the worlds Nuclear Status which shows North Korea at the very last with far less military power than USA.

The News article is a recent post of another glance at North Korea threats. The comparison of this article and the blog mentioned above shows a huge difference. It shows the difference of responses that represent an immediate event and a well evaluated description of the same event a few months later. This news article has a logical and a political description of the reality of the threat. It interestingly brings up the ideologies of the North Korean people that helps the dictator to stay in power. It also brings up the previous actions of the country to rationalize the current situation.

Every article and news video has a way of representating the same situation in different perspectives and sometimes making them ideal according to the timing.