Do we really know events and enough infromation about us vis a vis the events that take place in the world, and is our media objective enogh to tell us what is hapenining inside and out side??
2007-08-03 22:19:00 · 11 answers · asked by omarkati 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
We only know what our government wants us to know and even the media is only allowed to show and tell so much.We know are government hinds and lies to us every day but what can we do about it. Not a dam thing.
2007-08-03 22:38:38 · answer #1 · answered by Teenie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For the most part I think we try to stay informed but you have to pick through the media garbage when trying to decide between what is real and some reporters opinion. People need to remember that sad as it is, to many events, good or bad, are being used as fodder for the next election.
2007-08-04 05:31:07 · answer #2 · answered by doctdon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What "we" learn matters on the channel we choose to get our news from. If you just go off TV, they go for shock factor. Newspapers/magazines usually embrace what ever their owners believe in aka Republican/Democratic/Christian/Anti-oil beliefs. Now the Internet is where to go for wide selection. Someone can subscribe to a newspage that concentrates on good news, news of a certain nation, news on a certain topic (military, human rights, animal rights, political coups, etc), or filter it to the point where they only receive articles with certain keywords.
I admit most are going for the shock factor. Nowadays even mainstream news media is crossing over into tabloid fodder. Come on, see how much coverage Paris got for going to jail!!! How is that front cover headline news compared to the earthquake in Japan that seriously impacted the nuclear plant out there? or even a nobody off the street aka John Doe going to jail for DUI??
2007-08-04 05:38:29 · answer #3 · answered by cvcsjgrl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definately they are not informed of world issues. As a canadian who often frequents USA i'm often shocked by the lack of awareness there regarding issues in canada or any major event not directly involving USA. and it only takes about an hour to figure out why. the internation section of news programs and papers is simply a joke. all it generally relates to is US foreign missions. not even to mention the bias in them is obscene.
2007-08-04 05:30:32 · answer #4 · answered by stephanie l 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not American but alot of peaple in my country think that amaricans know nothing about the world..they are involved in their money affairs and their relationships..the media is blinding them and they blieve it..and that what helped their president to make a useless war and sent their youth to die in many places without thinking of the Americans or other people in other countries.
2007-08-04 05:53:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you take the time you can find out what is going on in the world around you. You just got to look it up yourself and most people don't do that.
2007-08-04 05:31:09 · answer #6 · answered by Dallas S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would be surprised that there are Americans that do know. Sorry we don't go around boasting of our great fountain of knowledge of world events.
2007-08-04 08:09:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All news are "directed" by the White House. What we see is false 80% of times
2007-08-04 05:26:25 · answer #8 · answered by The ROCK 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
First of all far too many Americans think their country is the world.Secondly far too many are too badly educated to evaluate world news.Thirdly the info. that does trickle down is censored/biased.
2007-08-04 05:39:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Media is giving the US citizens knowledge of world affairs.
2007-08-04 05:22:09 · answer #10 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋