How do we stop the media manipulating people?

Question

Should laws be made to stop evil politicians tricking people into supporting wars look at the facts it is time for the Americans to understand they have become the evil. I hope lessons will be learnt from Iraq the lies and deception goes to the highest level and i fear many are ignorant of just how brainwashed they have become

Answer 1

Become educated. Learn who owns the media, what their politics are, what their agendas are, and know of several other sources that the same story can be checked against. For example, the media is still calling the Iraq occupation " a war on terror". What a joke - the war was over when Hussein was captured and no wmd were found. There is no "war" on terrorism going on there now. The U.S. is trying to force feed democracy on a country and in an area that has never experienced it and doesn't want it. So it isn't a war like the media keep telling us ad nauseum, it is an OCCUPATION by America of a foreign country. Period.

Answer 2

I don't think that laws are the answer right now. We need to focus on media before we go onto make laws. Making better forms of media will give better real life info about wars and whatever else need to be given. In time I think that through inventions will be made to change are ways of getting news. After a time the problem will most likely fix itself. If not, THEN laws should be made. the question becomes, what are the laws?

Answer 3

I remember the newspapers pre-invasion of Iraq. They were like under a spell... all the rags + the broadsheets as well.

The Guardian was the only one which excerised a little self-control... but even they were mostly pulled in to the whirlwind of hype and propaganda pre-invasion...... afterwards... about 14 months after invasion.... The Guardian was the only paper to apologise for giving less than measured journalism on info which had been passed to them (eg... Iraq having sophisticated drone missiles - when it was like a mini glider like a schoolboy project)

Many other papers didn't apologise cause they were part of the war effort. Remember The Sun slagging off the French cause they wouldn't join the invasion ?

Answer 4

Greg r has got it right. We all must learn to have an instinctive distrust of media reports many of which are exaggerations and many more downright lies. It is in the interests of governments to spread false alarms and spurious facts. Just look at the justification for the war in Iraq,total lies.

Answer 5

We can not stop the media manipulating people. Because there is no such a thing as an independent media. The best way to get the news is to check different sources and then choose what is the best. get more news at http://www.schoolmall.ca

Of course if you read or listen to only one media the chance of being manipulated is higher.

Answer 6

By stop allowing ourselves to be manipulated in the FIRST place. Ask QUESTIONS. Get involved. Challenge authority to account for its sources... THINK about what's going on- & don't let others draw conclusions for you. FEAR led us by the nose to where we are today in Iraq- and our leaders were calling the "shots"- all the way. WE are supposed to be the ones doing that...

Answer 7

Was the attack on Iraq not the result of 9/11. Somebody had to suffer for that attack.

Answer 8

simple really dont buy the advertised product or spin
no matter how good it looks
advertisers soon abandon thier loyalty going to where the fools [sorry suvkkers went][ sorry cusss-tomers went]
[con-sue meaners][ hell i meant the suckers are]
no your word is better
the brainwashed went.

Answer 9

Simple - don't be led!
If you are not part of the solution than you are part of the problem!

Answer 10

by manipulating those bstds, everybody stop votes and stop working...lol