When you do see a happy story its one of kids painting an angel picture on the sidewalk, or a fireman saves a kitten. There are thousands of good untold stories of good people doing good things for each other out there every day, yet media concentrates on the negative. And to make it worse, the negative that seems to be neglected is anything LGBT related until someone gets killed. I don't understand media. What do you think?
2007-12-05 14:34:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
the negative seems to be neglected when anything LGBT related is
thats what I meant
2007-12-05 14:40:59 · update #1
Media is all about money and ratings.
There is no more journalism. You can learn more from blogs than from media news. You can find more honest news on line by logging on to other Countries' news programs.
Government used to say that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Now government is in the fear business.
Ex: What is our current terrorist threat rating?
Red, Orange, Yellow?
2007-12-05 15:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ratings.
Kids paint pictures on the sidewalks everyday, and it is not unusual for a fireman to save a kitten. These are everyday occurrences and, being such, are not considered newsworthy.
When a mentally disturbed person goes into a mall and kills people because he lost his job at McDonald's, that is not an everyday occurrence which makes it more newsworthy.
In regards to LGBT related news issues, most news programs do not want to appear as liberal or conservative (with the notable exception of Faux News and some talk radio programs). Not reporting controversial issues unless they are so newsworthy that they cannot be ignored absolves them of saying that they are taking a particular side of a controversial issue.
2007-12-05 22:52:35 · answer #2 · answered by χριστοφορος ▽ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If we focus on the good stuff, we get BORED.
Look at a Desperate Housewives plot,
Now look at a Sesame Street plot.
The media will go where there is most controversy. Media wants people tuned in. Media wants ruffle and buffle. LGBT is controversial, but its news stories will spark outrageous remarks from our ignorant and close-minded society.
And plus, I think that the typical American news broadcast would rather pick at George and Mahmoud and Ehmut over gays and lesbians.
2007-12-05 22:57:40 · answer #3 · answered by 1011101 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dearest, the media works on Fear. Fear keeps the masses (and I hate using that word but it's the best word I can thing of right now...) where the government wants them -- afraid, buying crap and voting for those They want them to vote for. Fear keeps people from saying F-that, I'm buying a hybrid and moving to Canada!! (well, that's a really exaggerated response) or I'm voting for a third party, or I'm buying something other than brand name.
Fear -- it's the Government's legal Media Drug of choice.
When Fear is applied against *anything* -- LGBT or Race, or Immigration -- see the media attention it gets? Just let them start harping on it in Washinton just to cover up a big scandle that's going on there -- WE become their scapegoats instead of them taking their own blame for their own mistakes.
Fear -- the whitewash the government uses.
2007-12-05 22:43:26 · answer #4 · answered by Mama Otter 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋