Should the Media be more liable for what they say and print if the story their reporting is not based on facts and evidence?
2006-06-06 12:50:31 · 10 answers · asked by Modee 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Well, they certainly shouldn't be allowed to illegally obtain grand jury testimony and then broadcast it under the guise of the First Amendment. Unless journalism as an industry decides to go non-profit, in which case they'd have a legitimate claim of "serving the public interest."
2006-06-06 17:32:08 · answer #1 · answered by comfort eagle 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If their reporting is not based on facts and evidence, they can get sued. Big time. The first rule of journalism is that "the truth is the best defense" against lawsuits.
Censorship and restrictions don't answer anything. The government covers up enough as it is. We want "the fourth estate" out there fighting for our freedoms, even if they do get annoying a lot of the time.
2006-06-08 16:17:49 · answer #2 · answered by poohba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the media have already under certain kind of restrictions, like legal terms against slanders. I do not think it is necessary to make more laws or something to regulate the fabricated facts in media for they could be eliminated automatically by the media competition.
2006-06-06 15:50:33 · answer #3 · answered by Hong 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a huge difference between print and broadcast journalism. I think there needs to be an awful lot more responsibility and ethics that go into both. Restrictions? We don't need censorship. We have something called the First Amendment.
2006-06-06 13:48:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF by media, you mean rags and tabloids, that is NOT media. If you mean newpapers, no..they do not need any restrictions. Be very careful about rendering any freedom....we have lost on hell of a lot of freedom under this administration, and it will come back and bite us very badly.
2006-06-06 16:15:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the media should have some restrictions. They should know that their news is factual before they put it out their. However, I feel we deserve to know everything that our government is up to, I feel we should vote on every law the government thinks about making.
2006-06-06 12:54:14 · answer #6 · answered by pulmonaryft 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course. And they should stop sensationalizing everything. I swear to you, there was a story on the local TV news last night about how working out is bad for you because you might hurt your hips! C'mon. Maybe for people who are addicted to working out. But, you don't tell a fat and getting fatter population that working out is bad for them!!!
2006-06-06 13:05:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! They should be completely restricted on what they print or report.
2006-06-06 12:54:06 · answer #8 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but most of all they should have more restrictions on who they hire. They have some real idiots out there who don't know their a__ from fat meat if they had both hands on it. Especially in sports.
2006-06-06 13:02:26 · answer #9 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they should, Media outlets have a resonsibility to be accurate
2006-06-13 03:27:07 · answer #10 · answered by nightwatchman30 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋