do you believe what you read/see/hear in the media ?

Question

if not - why not ?
do you think it is manipulated by the government ?
do you think journalists just make it up for the sake of sensationalism ?
sensationalist headlines just to sell more copies ?
or other .......................................

Answer 1

Having studied media in Uni,its easier to see through the manipulative signifiers and questionable camera angles.Even the news broadcast uses these techniques to put across the network's take on an event through their wording and the corresponding image they flash.They know,and have done research on the majority of their viewership,and to sell they put their views across accordingly.

Answer 2

Someone once told me *Believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see*. It isn't so much the journalists that make up the sensationalism that the media supports as much as it is those who seek the attention and those who are willing to give it.

The government has been manipulating the media for decades and as long as we have a society that is so bent on wealth and destruction, the media will always have an avenue to travel as well as an audience. There is a perverse sector that thrives off the financial values of exploitation whether it regards politics or people.

P.T. Barnum said it best * There is a sucker born every minute.*

Answer 3

Pffft. How stupid do you think I am? Of course I don't! A big chunk of the media just reports for the ratings (aka sensationalism). It's nothing but entertainment and opinions nowadays (especially from FOX news). I trust Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert more than actual news reporters (I also trust Keith Olbermann). I mean, how sad is that when people look to fake news programs like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report for their information?!
After all the BS this administration has spouted, it's hard for me to trust anybody in our government. So yes, I do think the government manipulates the media... to a certain extent.
Do you know what's truly sad? The media, knowing it has SO MUCH power to influence the minds of the people, fails to even edify the masses with basic facts. 41% of Americans STILL believe that Saddam Hussein caused 9/11. There are still people who believe that the terrorists came from Iraq when, in fact, they came from Saudi Arabia. I believe that the media is at fault for not clearly expressing these facts, and I also blame the people (adults and teens alike) for caring more about an iPhone (though it is pretty) than about current politics.

Answer 4

Sometimes, but you have to remember that what is being reported is being reported by HUMANS and humans frequently make mistakes. Sometimes just changing one word changes the meaning in a story, sometimes the way the words are spoken changes the meaning, and sometimes they just plain get the facts wrong because the story is either inaccurate or whoever wrote the copy for the reporter made a mistake. You can trust the media to a LIMITED extent, but you should always verify what you are seeing and hearing by checking out other sources.

Answer 5

NEVER. We all need to listen more to what the media do not say IMHO.
Remember the story a few weeks ago that told us all about tens of thousands of people having never sat a driving test? Did that tell us about how the driving instructors and examiners must be in on it all!??? How else could such a scam be pulled off? If you had the same person coming in time after time for a test, or for lessons how could you not be taking a backhander???
I am not saying that some people have not dishonestly obtained their driving licences. Just that the whole story was grossly exaggerated by the media.

Answer 6

Not always. I feel journalists exaggerate or alter the facts to boost their TV ratings and to sell more newspapers. The government releases tight, all wrapped up comments with no time for questions.

Answer 7

everything they read, write and do in the media is a load of sensationalistic crap. having said that.....no, i do not believe anything coming out of that nauseating existence referred to as a news media.

Answer 8

You have already answered your own question. In 70% of the cases, I do not believe in the media-information. Most sections of the media are publicity-crazy. They are loquacious people. They think less and talk more. They can make or mar one's destiny by using their microphone and camera.

Answer 9

no, no, no.
Well, the news in the states is either right wing or left wing depending on which station you watch. Sensationalism sells.

Answer 10

Sometimes its true Fact , many times its crap or pure lies and just out to sell papers .

You are correct in all that you have stated ,

Its a case of useing common sence inthe paper you read.