Is our news media reliable?

I already know its not great....

See this is a class assignment for me. I have to read this little chapter on the News media. In the chapter they talk about the bias some networks have and what not. My objective is to teach the class on this subject...and a big way i am going to get my info is by asking people...taking surveys...so i came here because i know that tons of people in this forum have specific views on this subject so its perfect...


Let me know how you feel on the News media in AMERICA(not any other country please)


Thank you very much:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by OreO

I already know its not great....

See this is a class assignment for me. I have to read this little chapter on the News media. In the chapter they talk about the bias some networks have and what not. My objective is to teach the class on this subject...and a big way i am going to get my info is by asking people...taking surveys...so i came here because i know that tons of people in this forum have specific views on this subject so its perfect...


Let me know how you feel on the News media in AMERICA(not any other country please)


Thank you very much:thumbsup:

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If the owner, or CEO of a news group is Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Athiest, Catholic, Moslum, whatever...your going to have that slant or bias. Best thing to do is look at em' all and come to your own conclusions. That's the thing about this country. News may be slanted but we do have a wide variety of slants to choose from.:thumbsup:

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Sorry dude I have no favorable thing to say about americas media-Its pure shit they lie 24/7 the only news worth watching is The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.....Im sure sum here with a voice of reason :rolleyes: can give you what u want to hear

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Originally Posted by eg420ne

Im sure sum here with a voice of reason :rolleyes: can give you what u want to hear

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LMAO!!! :thumbsup:

Ok, we've all gone over this before but here it is again:

No, our news media is not reliable. The bottom line is that the news media is a business and a business exists to make money. The media mainly accomplishes this by selling advertising space. The problem is that the truth is boring and boring does not sell. So, the media has to make the news more exiting and sensationalistic.

Now don't get me wrong, the media does not come out with outright lies. They just take the truth and distort it. The will leave out large portions of the story and carefully choose their words in order to guide our opinions of the subject one way or another. Always with the ultimate goal of getting the public worked up so we will come back for more.

Of course this doesn't even take into account the fact that most news sources will have their own political leanings one way or the other. But even then the end goal is just to make money. By having a consistant political viewpoint they can guarantee a continued base of readers/viewers who will keep coming back for more.

Sadly the only way to really know the truth is to experience it yourself. Otherwise, research it from several different angles/viewpoints and put the parts together to form your own opinion.

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Originally Posted by Fengzi

Sadly the only way to really know the truth is to experience it yourself. Otherwise, research it from several different angles/viewpoints and put the parts together to form your own opinion.

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Yet another "voice of reason"!!:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud

LMAO!!! :thumbsup:

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Im glad you like that.....I elect Fengzi to be the new voice of reason

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Originally Posted by eg420ne

Im glad you like that.....I elect Fengzi to be the new voice of reason

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To late dude...I run a Dictatorship!! I have already compiled 99.9% of the vote!:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud

To late dude...I run a Dictatorship!! I have already compiled 99.9% of the vote!:thumbsup:

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Awwww man, can I have a recount of them chads.........

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Originally Posted by eg420ne

Sorry dude I have no favorable thing to say about americas media-Its pure shit they lie 24/7 the only news worth watching is The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.....Im sure sum here with a voice of reason :rolleyes: can give you what u want to hear

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No there isnt anything i wanna hear...i feel like our media sucks too, im not trying to prove that our media is the best...thats why im checking out what everyone thinks and has to offer


and everything you guys have said is exactley what im looking for so thanks for your responses.