How we can save our media from futhere degradation ? As media teacher i want ur suggestions -Dr.hps walia?

Answer 1

My beef is that even if we were 'fed' the truth, I am such an insignificant person (considering the whole world - I do fine in my community thanks) that I have zero methods to ascertain what is the real truth and what is biased and what is pure fiction and a "spin".

Consequently I try to remain somewhat uninvolved. Local politics and news - YES, but nation-wide and world-wide? Not too interested. My level of influence is measured by my local area, and as a stay-at-home-mother, I am busy here.

I would love to have good clear reporting without the hype and the spin. One news service locally says "K- - - News. We report, you decide!" Decide what? I ask myself. If they are lying? Decide if I want to trun on the radio any more? DAFT!!

Answer 2

Scrap the shift to global world events for awhile (don't get me wrong I think global news is vital, just hear me out..). Go back to the basics when news was most important to the specific area it pertained to. Farm prices, Mary Ann Quinlan is getting married to Tommy Barren down on 4th street, the Ford plant may be closing etc etc etc. Keep it local and you keep it honest. Time to rebuild the foundations here. When people can show the integrity to represent their home communities honestly maybe that's the first step to being trusted enough to represent their States and ultimately their Countries. I don't mean to echo back to "the simpler days" I'm just saying that there seems to be a real lack of duty and integrity in today's media and I think both of those character traits are taught at the local level, start simple, lay the foundations, then complicate things. Just my two cents.

Answer 3

We need to tear down the facade of "unbiased reporting".

As humans, it is impossible for us to be "unbiased". Whether a reporter is conscious of it or not, their news stories will always be shaped by their world view. So instead of pretending that they're unbiased and are therefore the sole source of truth, they need to be unabashed about their bias, enabling people to make allowance for this when they read a given news story.

I've noticed this trend in English reporting. They don't even try to be unbiased, let alone pretend they are. They let you know what their opinion is and don't try to disguise it as "objective". The result is a more honest and less misleading article.

In many cases, truth lies somewhere in between two different extremes. If people were able to get their news from two openly opposing sources it would be much easier to find the truth than it would be by trying to wade through a variety of sources who's motives and intentions are unclear.

That's how you fix the media.