Why Does The Media Lie? And is The Independent Media: A Myth?
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I am NOT doing your homework for you!
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I'd like to know who the Liberal Media are today.  Is it someone like Judith Miller with a direct line to the White House? Or maybe it's the Fox News Channel on cable. Or Tucker Carlson and Chris Matthews on MSNBC.\n\nThe Liberal Media is a myth these days.  If it weren't for the New York Times, who have employed for many years persons of all political bent, including notable Conservative William Safire, and the above mentioned mouthpiece for the sitting President, we wouldn't ever know anything that the Executive Branch didn't want us to know.\n\nAdmittedly, much of the media we experience with national exposure are no longer impartial reporters of the news, and a survey of them would almost certainly favor the Conservative viewpoint. \n\nYou see where that's gotten us.  Most of what we have belatedly learned about the run up to the war has been from leaks from persons with a lot to lose, not from investigative reporting.\n\nAttila the Hun could own the different forms of media as far as I'm concerned, so long as the reporters and their managers were not constrained by the owner. \n\nHowever, that does not appear to be the case with owner Rupert Murdock, a foreigner, whose media holding seem only to present a Conservative viewpoint, with an occasional Liberal lamb decoy. I am very uneasy with this.
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The media clouds peoples judgment by planting artificial "facts". Does any of us truely read the reports that decisions are made from. No, we merely listen to views from the media. Politicians are in their business for money as we work for money, not all are good not all are bad. I say drop the party lines and get a more independant politician to present moral views.
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Not completely. One should never trust only ONE source of information. They may not have every fact on the subject and a single view can be biased. Try a few different sources and get a more well rounded take on it.
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Absolutely! The media says what the media wants to say or what it's told to say, and doesn't always give 100% truth of situations. A prime example of this would be the war in Iraq. Bush says one thing, citizens and witnesses of Iraq say that's not true.\n\nOne thing to keep in mind is that the media doesn't care what the message is, it cares about ratings. As long as they get more viewers that the competition, they really could care less what the message is.\n\nNotably more trustworthy are the independent journalists who go deep into the action for the purpose of delivering the real story. Of course many are going deep into the action because they're getting good ratings by doing so, but some have honorable causes and want the world to know what's really going on. Those are the ones we should listen to.
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First, it is true that most information comes from the media.  That's why you probably can't remember the last time you heard an actual troop speak out about the War, unless they were against it.  Simply put, a troop speaking out for the War doesn't sell!  And this media filter we see is only getting worse as our younger generation increasingly fails to do the smallest modicum of research on their own and rely more and more on the media to make the decisions for them.\n\nAs for what will happen if a single person or entity controls the media I would suggest reading 1984.  I think that book more than anything else sums up the problems that we face today when the populace fails to do the most simple amount of personal research.  And I'm NOT arguing that Bush is controlling the media which is retarded since the media is bent on selling their wares and nothing sells better than controversy in the White House which is why they keep going after the President.  Instead, I'm arguing that it's a small group of elitists at the top: the Ted Turners and Ruper Murdochs, etc.
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The general media has to play by the rules of reporting and the governments make those laws. If you want to see real free news then have a look at this site of Reporters without Borders for a clear non controlled view of the issues in the world today. http://www.rsf.org/
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Hey guys,\n\nI read your comments and agree with most of them, however, since I found this question under the “POLITICS & GOVERNMENT >> IMMIGRATION”, I figured I would stay on subject. \n\nThis is concerning. If history repeats itself (as it usually does) “The Media” can shape norms that provide a strong reaction from the general public, that can eventually motivate many forms of extermination. It can be dangerous when the role of the media is transformed from a neutral purveyor of fact, to a corporate sponsored monster that satisfies the psychotic and pathological appetites of the masses. \n\nThe basis for freedom of press is to PREVENT governments from regulating fact, to impose politically motivated information to the general public, and/or punishing those who surpass those imposed regulations. Disestablishing freedom of thought (via any media type) is the intention of manipulating the media. In today’s news, we are now seeing major corporations taking control of media sources and creating their own precepts and opinions on global and local issues (and yes even personal appearances as stated above). It’s becoming severe.\n\nSo with the oxymoron of freedom of press that we have in this country (and most others) the responsibility falls on the people to sift through the information provided and expose these tendencies. It is OUR responsibility to prevent these influences on the media that can lead to bogus information on very important matters like……Immigration Reform and the present situation our country is facing with the Mexican border. I doubt we will ever know the real issues by watching just the news. We can however guarantee the opinions we have are based upon what CNN or MSNBC has stated as fact.\n\nI suggest reading newspaper articles from other countries on these issues, and using the internet to understand Immigration Law and the legal ramifications of building an  armed wall to keep them out (or if you really think about it.......keep us in!) \n\nBe good guys.\nIt was nice talking with ya.\n\nThanks,\nAndre M
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Because the media doesn't want to put the truth out there!
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mike moore is a shill. he leaves out important info while using hotbutton keywords to play up emotions of those towing the party line. the lack of documenteries on politcal issues is fault of the main media entities. for instance, clear channel communications controls a huge percent of the means of broadcast while the fcc filters EVERYTHING we're alloud to be exposed to. i can film the most profound sht ever but if i have no way to show it, s.o.l.
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You ask the question with the premise that main-stream media isn't corporate controlled by a few individuals with specific interests.  The media isn't "regurgitating" propoganda, it is creating it wholesale.  Our media conglomerates were quietly de-regulated in 1981 and can no longer be considered "independent" news sources.  Couple this with the fact that, by and large, popular press has ALWAYS been about selling newspapers, ad space, etc.\n\nIf you want a real clue as to what is happening you must unfortunately do your own research, which means cracking a real 1st-tier history book.
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At one time the media advocated certain ideas and directly  influenced and shaped popular ideas. They seem to support positions with rational discussion.  Now days at least TV media seems to take a more indirect approach. The impression I get is that there is always two views to everything and that people feel so passionately about their views  that a debate of ideas at a rational level is not possible. \n\nDont have any articles that support my point of view, but here aresome articles on media influencing popular opinions.
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I personally believe most media does a huge injustice to the American people as a whole either by not portraying the news as it is or tweeking the truth a little to favor one side or the other.  An example right now would be Britney Spears and Kevin Federline.  O.k. so it's not World News, however what do you think most of America feels about Kevin?  Has Britney told anyone anything herself?  Of course not media does it by rumors, speculation, etc.  Fox News is  a Republican station that owns many many stations.  you wtch their news and it is totally biased on the Republican side of course.  You see lots of things that would justify us being in a war right now.  For most people that rely on the news to give them "the truth" about the world and what they should think it's really sad cause they are relying on people that have everything to gain by you viewing things the same way that they do.
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WWW.linktv.com\nThe above site, defines this. It explains how mass media gives slanted views. There are new independent, non-profit news/journalist agencies now telling other perspectives. Please check it out. I think you will get you question more than answered.
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Yes, it's a way to maintain authority. Politics, corporations, and media want to keep a stranglehold on their authority statuses thus all three professions ignore the facts to promote themselves.
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It is out of fear.  Clearly our tv networks are controlled by big business, and big business controls goverment (lobbiest).  So they (media) will never take on such a story whether it's true or not.  Try reading or watching BBC or some other news agency outside the US for more truthfull reporting.
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If you think about it, we are all scammed everyday in many small ways.  Mass media is all about scamming covering such broad and different fields as the Irak war, which really was a mass scam, and going on to a series of little things in consumer products.  They implant certain ideas or images in your mind and just let your mind and desires do the rest.  You can differentiate perhaps in scams that are legal or paralegal and others that are ilegal or even criminal, but they are all scams.