Why or why not?
2006-10-21 14:49:36 · 5 answers · asked by wd20x2 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
a couple of decades ago the media was unbiased and reported all "sides" of a story. Today they are definitely biased [most of them]and are trying to tell us what is right and wrong in their view.
2006-10-21 14:51:59 · answer #1 · answered by winkcat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, as to why? Money and power. This election is a good example, what with the juvenile scare-you spitless commercial released today on the neocon controlled media.
The "Liberal Media" is a neocon ruse. Ain't no such thing, they go with the Republicans big time. There are some things they can't keep a lid on, like Foley, but to portray the Con-stricted media as liberal is paranoia run wild.
2006-10-22 11:54:02 · answer #2 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think to a certain extent the media keeps us scared of everything. Fox news still flashes the terror alert level every few minutes on the ticker. We don't need to see that all the time. Once I saw a story that went something like this:"If identity theft wasn't keeping you up all night, now there's this..." and it was a story about little kids getting their fingers cut off in paper shredders! WTF? When people are scared all the time they consume more and allow the government to get away with more. Also there's the theory presented in Bowling for Columbine that our culture of constant fear is really the only thing that sets America apart when trying to figure out why we have thousands more gun deaths than other developed countries.
2006-10-21 21:55:26 · answer #3 · answered by Reject187 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Subtle difference of wording, but if you were to say ",,,influence people." I would have to say 'absolutely yes'.
You just have to look at newspapers in an election campaign - few try to report the facts and openly back a candidate. The you have things like the LA riots in the early '90s in which the media fanned the flames of the riots by stirring up resentment, and then proceeded to report on it.
2006-10-21 21:55:14 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas V 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. example. they lie about what is going on in Iraq 90% of the time. The only time I hear the truth about what is really going on is when I talk to my husband who is over there experiencing what is happening and he is totally pissed that cnn and other news stations are lying or telling half truths about what is going on over there. So I stopped watching the news. I just wait for the call to come from my hubby and he tells me what is really going on.
2006-10-21 21:56:56 · answer #5 · answered by Angie 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋