Which stories to tell and how to tell them is dictated by what will generate the most advertising revenue. We are not given the most important stories, but the stories that will most transfix us.
Don't you think this produces a huge bias in the accuracy of our news?
2006-07-10 16:25:58 · 5 answers · asked by Hillbillies are... 5 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Yes. that cuases hype in the media and people look for more ways to make news more sensational andthus provide news that iseither irrelevant or sensationalize pieces.
similarly govts use the meida for their profile
2006-07-10 16:28:37 · answer #1 · answered by The Musafir 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
90% of the mass media in the US is owned by 8 corporations. It's profit driven, and the first think they do is cut costly investigative reporting and just rely on safe, official sources (which used to be called propaganda), then they boost ratings by turning it into sensationalized infotainment, and then they bring on pundits turn it into a circus, carrying out messages from conservative think tanks funded by... the big corporations! The effect is a poor government watchdog , no discussing issues of class, and any complex issue important to democracy get 30 seconds of airtime.
If you want to learn more, watch "Orwell Rolls in his Grave" and "Manufacturing Consent".
2006-07-11 01:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by Aaron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course. They are trying to be the first one with a story, which results in factual errors and panicking the public. Journalism needs a little more responsibility than it has right now.
2006-07-10 23:29:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
2006-07-10 23:29:06 · answer #4 · answered by nat3dd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask the NY Times that question...
2006-07-10 23:44:54 · answer #5 · answered by SirCharles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋