2006-07-17 00:23:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
#1 - It's a business - a BIG! business
#2 - Only a few control all media (think of it)
#3 - We as readers/listeners/viewers - need to be better educated to differentiate BS from reality
#4 - It's a form of thought control - media instead of just reporting the news - shapes and crafts it to suit their own agendas
#5 - Why? - See #1 and #2
2006-07-17 00:31:03 · answer #1 · answered by RAllen1st 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The media exists in kind of a tension between the interests of their owners and the interests of the public. If they just do exactly what the owners want, the public will catch on and nobody will trust them. If they don't look out for the interests of their owners, they'll be downsized, restructured, whatever.
That's why I trust public media more than say Fox News or even CNN. The owners and the consumers are the same. There is no conflict except they have to try extra hard to show both sides even when one side is stupid and wrong because they don't want politicians cutting off their government grants.
2006-07-17 07:31:39 · answer #2 · answered by C. C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally take everything I see or hear regarding the media with a grain of salt. I never take a story at face value, because a number of factors can influence any kind of broadcast you see or hear. These factors range from television/radio ratings to the political views of the parent company that controls the broadcast. As always, it's best to try to get as many viewpoints as possible in order to get a complete picture. (Have you ever talked to somebody that is a total Rush Limbaugh convert? That's a good example of somebody that doesn't research different viewpoints and just takes whatever they hear on blind faith.)
2006-07-17 07:32:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
News are reported skewed towards official governmental thinking in S E Asia - tv, radio and newspapers although privately owned toe the line in varying degrees. Criticisms of governments are mild, news reporting slanted, selected editorials and features are often veiled propaganda. Logically I would source the net to get the news from a list of online newspapers etc. Although they do have their own agendas, they provide greater insight. At the end of the day, it is always prudent not to accept everything read as the gospel truth - journalists and reporters are as straight as sidewinders.
2006-07-17 07:45:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about what will make you the most money.
I worked at a TV station a lone time ago as a cameraman.
We had meetings before they would air our stories.
The first this our producer checked was if it was in conflict with one of our Advertisers Then if there was a possibility of adding new ones due to the story.
If there was any chance a story may have people pull their ad's that story didnt get aired!
2006-07-17 07:33:06 · answer #5 · answered by BigBadWolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a recycled answer, but it still applies:
There is a disparity between what we see or read as to what is actually going on. Everyone has an opinion or agenda to propagate...and our news is tainted by it. I want the truth and nothing but the truth...even when it isn't what I want to hear. Truth is liberating; and will set us free. We aren't given enough credit for our ability to deal with real world issues and a lot is hidden from us in the name of "protection".
2006-07-17 07:31:17 · answer #6 · answered by riverhawthorne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the media, in its quest to be the first to break the newest story, that they are not always as through as they should be when reporting, and have a tendency to slant the story in the way that will make it gain the most attention, even if that means going into that slightly gray area of non-truth.
2006-07-17 07:28:31 · answer #7 · answered by whatelks67 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just wrote a paper on this. I feel that the media are biased with an extreme right wing conservative point of view. They aren't nearly as trustworthy as they used to be. And no, I don't side with any one "party" in politics.
2006-07-17 07:33:18 · answer #8 · answered by (b) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tyrus...i hope you like my new name & avatar....arg! lol
i think that the media is crazy & i would rather read the paper than watch the news
my logical view point on the media is akin to my logical view point on a fresh steamy pile of cow dung
nuff said
2006-07-17 09:11:04 · answer #9 · answered by Cap'n Donna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That they've become ..."Embedded"...George Sr. held a congress 3 days after 911....George Jr. took the stick and exclaimed daddys' new proposal,"You're either with us, or against us !" Those X-CIA directors can really make the media
seem logical.....now its only to see how the laymen get along with that.
2006-07-17 07:36:46 · answer #10 · answered by boho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋