2006-10-03 07:19:34 · 10 answers · asked by I-C-U 5 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Depends on their sources.
If the politicians lie and the news media fail to hash out the BS from the facts, then both parties are lying b*stards.
If, however, you have someone like Dan Rather wanting a story to be true - at ALL costs - then it is a clear case of the news media lying.
A side note: ALL politicians lie. They can't help themselves.
The news media has no excuse when they lie...and what's more, truth and trust are the only commodity that they have to sell.
When that dwindles, they've lost their audience.
2006-10-03 08:26:26 · answer #1 · answered by docscholl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"It's the media's job to report the news, it's the gov's job to embelish it." V for Vendetta. I love that quote! However, besides news on the gov, the media has to keep stirring thing up, so they'll lie just to get the real truth out of whoever they're lying about.
2006-10-03 16:02:10 · answer #2 · answered by Sirius Black 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's necesaraly lieing... i think it's more like greatly stretching the truth to make the story even better. If you can read between the lines you'll figure out what the story's all about
2006-10-03 14:32:36 · answer #3 · answered by SharkB8 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whatever it takes to get you to tune in. Most of the time they exaggerate thats for sure and they lie when needed. And how often do they ever reassure anyone. Never. Fear is what they sell.
2006-10-03 14:22:36 · answer #4 · answered by Poppies_rule 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They lie 60% of the time, all the time.
2006-10-03 14:23:07 · answer #5 · answered by DarkWolf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they lie most of the time
2006-10-03 14:27:40 · answer #6 · answered by your best friend 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't necessarily lie. They don't tell you the whole truth. They conceal a lot!
2006-10-03 14:27:01 · answer #7 · answered by melsamjer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mainstream Western & Israeli media-very often.
2006-10-03 15:48:27 · answer #8 · answered by Avner Eliyahu R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WELL I THINK THERE IS A GRAIN OF TRUTH IN THE LIBERAL NEWS AS WELL AS THE CONSERVATIVE. I DON'T THINK THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NO SPIN. I HOWEVER LISTEN TO FOXNEWS MORE AS I AT LEAST HEAR THE SIDE THAT ISN'T ON ALL THE OTHER STATIONS.
2006-10-03 14:36:40 · answer #9 · answered by baptism_by_fire_2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its hard to even know at this point.
2006-10-03 14:26:56 · answer #10 · answered by Gina Smile 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋