For me No way.
2007-10-18 08:27:00 · 28 answers · asked by D 7 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
the only thing i trust that comes out of a news paper are chips.
2007-10-18 08:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely not.
I'm sick to death of the tabloid "so-called" newspapers, which focus not on news - but instead on celebrities... when our society will sit up and realise that all we are doing is perpetuating the cycle by continually buying the trashy papers... well.. it'll probably never happen. Also we as a society want to continually reach for something that is out of our grasp and impossible to achieve and rather than focusing on our own lives or things we can have a positive impact upon, instead we decide to immerse ourselves in the lives of "celebrities" in order to try and experience their pitiful lives.
and then.. there are the glossy magazines... apologies for this next comment... but what a total waste of money this is worldwide... just imagine how much money could be spent on good causes, famine, poverty..etc if we didn't make these magazines or buy them.
(and don't even get me started on the amount of advertising that is spent that goes in them!!!)
as for the media, I try to trust some of what is reported... but so much these days is sensationalised for the benefit only of TV ratings, that you wonder sometimes in retrospect how serious the story was in the first place.
Look at all the excess media coverage celebrities get on the TV news... why for heavens sake!!.. what is so important about them that will affect me...
(apologies for ranting like this)
2007-10-18 08:57:22 · answer #2 · answered by The Unknown Soldier 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most cetainly not! Often news is distorted or presented from a subjective point of view. The worst kind is the type used by politicians to influenece the public to smear the opposition parties, either by innuendo or deliberate misrepresentation.
2007-10-18 08:32:18 · answer #3 · answered by D 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I will take it with a bit of salt although I tend to believe the television news more than the papers.
2007-10-18 08:35:11 · answer #4 · answered by Charley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decode this lyrics " Shattered Dream"
Why not?
Should world war 3 going to happen.
Had prepare my back-pack ready and make a quick run for it.
Not going to sink and swim .
For the glory of the dead Mummy over a one man's own great dreams that turn into smokes and ashes.
Rather kiss him goodbye and head up the mountains.
Luke 6.39-40,41-45,46-49
What do you think?
2007-10-18 18:03:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe very little of what the media tells me. They say it for effect most of the time.
2007-10-18 08:36:44 · answer #6 · answered by BEVIEC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah! I'm an English thicko, me,only read headlines in the Sun.
Course it's right, it's in print init?
While I'm at it 'av the police caught Stephen for takin a pot shot at 'is 'not' faver's wife yet?
2007-10-18 08:49:05 · answer #7 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i bought the news of the world (uk sunday paper) a couple of weeks ago as there was'nt my choice there.
there were 4 apology paragraphs in it saying they got the stories wrong the previous week!!
that just says it all really!!!!!!!!1 the news of the world is full of lies, fabricates the truth and is a trashy paper!
2007-10-18 08:31:35 · answer #8 · answered by badger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi D, I do not believe everything that, i read or watch on TV.A lot of the facts are not given straight.
2007-10-18 10:51:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i try not to actually, I was watching despatches about the Mccanns and it was pointed out 2 newspapers had 2 different headlines 1 said she was dead and the other said she was definetely alive I thought to myself that says it all really.
2007-10-18 23:27:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋