I do not think the individual journalists (most of the time) consciously set out to trick us and manipulate us into thinking about something in a certain, set way. Most of the time they do not have control over what is going to be said and discussed on the air. The mainstream news media are controlled by a small group of When we discussed "agenda setters" I think it is important to know who those individuals are. However the general public is never really aware who those agenda setters are, and that they are even setting their agendas. I think that especially in recent years, News Television is trying their hardest to attract larger audiences, therefore raising ratings. The news media today reminds me of the horrible shock-factor, reality tv phenomena. Each of the major networks include shows that have individuals who relay the news in a shocking way that draws audiences with their viewpoints and bold statements. This shows the entertainment factor of news media as well.
Do you think that the news media can be unbiased? Or is the news media morphing more and more into a source of entertainment?
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The news media has definatley become an entertainment vehicle instead of a factual one. The tendency to focus on the very worst and the very best with little coverage in between is indicative of the incomplete nature of media in general. We will always know the stupid things that candidates do or say but the majority of their actions (the everyday things that they do for us)are overlooked because they lack a "wow factor". It's scary to think that we tend to take the validity of news for granted instead of questioning the persepctive of the station and how this impacts fact portrayal. In my mind, the job of the media is to inform not to try and sway me from the liberal politics that I already hold so dear. It's frustrating that media serves the interests of its owners instead of the people that it is suppossed to be informing considering that these people are going to be the ones making the electoral decisions.
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