In a world where the news is filterd so much that what you end up with is only a percentage of the truth. Can there be something said about "fake news" shows?
2007-07-24 16:01:56 · 18 answers · asked by Bibliomaniac 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I love Fake News! It is refreshing to get a different view point that isn't clouded by filters.
2007-07-25 10:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am interested in your point, and I wish you'd elaborated on what you think constitutes fake news.
For me, fake news is opting to show a viral video of a house collapsing, or of a cop slapping a skateboarder, or of a security tape of an old man being beaten up, when there are grave things with wide import effecting millions of people going on. The networks have a weakness for this kind of thing because they know people like it.... it's like the News of the Weird column. Problem is, when the three major networks and CNN spend so much time on this trivial, small window human interest fluff, people wind up not being exposed to the news they need to know. That's the pity and the problem with what I consider fake news.
I realize your idea of fake news might differ. Maybe you mean political slantedness, or outright lies. Let us know...
2007-07-24 16:09:32 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Vincent Van Jessup 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-24 16:06:34 · answer #3 · answered by Jason 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There wouldn't be any "fake news" shows if the media knew they were speaking to a literate audience. I bet there are more people who know more DETAILS about Britney, Paris, etc. than they do about the leaders of this country and the real situation Iraq,
I didn't mean to insult anyone's intelligence about literacy but you have to agree with me that most people are most interested in other things than politics. I think Americans are a very gullible people at times. Hell, I am as quilty as anyone, but I am not into the celebrity thing.
2007-07-24 16:08:17 · answer #4 · answered by SgtMoto 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Intellectual honesty.
A "news" show that comes out and admits it's biased, and just making things up for entertainment value, is to be respected for doing so and not trying to claim they're representing all aspects of the issue neutrally.
Watching far-left and far-right news shows, it's amazing how they can both claim to be presenting a neutral objective analysis.
At least fake news shows like the Daily Show admit they are not even trying to be objective and unbiased. Very refreshing.
2007-07-24 16:10:05 · answer #5 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For the very reasons that you state...news is filtered...the best policy for people who really want to get the BIG picture is to watch/listen to more than one news channel or source. At least then, you can get a number of pieces of the puzzle and hopefully put them together to get a true idea of what is really going on.
2007-07-24 16:06:43 · answer #6 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I certainly don't think the news should be as biased as they are. You can tell which news channels are liberal and which news channels are conservative by the stories they choose to report and how they report them. I always thought the news was supposed to look at things with an unbiased eye, but maybe that is impossible.
2007-07-24 16:07:28 · answer #7 · answered by Lucky S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was in fifth grade, my Language Arts teacher told us that when we try to evaluate something we read, we should look at who wrote an article, what are the qualifications that person has to write the article, and what does the person hope to gain by writing it. Same holds true for any "news" media.
2007-07-24 16:08:56 · answer #8 · answered by peachyone 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They are certainly no better source of understanding, but are rather intended to steer the 'attitude' of the masses in a more transparent manner with no pretense of restraint by fact and reason.
2007-07-24 16:04:16 · answer #9 · answered by speakeasy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tivo and watch the Daily Show, Jon Stewart does a convincing bush jr. Hilarious
2007-07-24 16:05:37 · answer #10 · answered by Follow the money 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋