According to a recent poll, America’s faith in the reliability of the media is on the decline. Many believe that the media does not present information in an unbiased manner, instead favoring one side over the other or attempting to pass off inaccurate information as factual.
It’s about time people realized not everything on their news can be taken at face value.
Every news station has some sort of political slant. Viewers get either the conservative view of the news or the liberal view of the news, depending on the broadcasting station. Facts are intentionally omitted or ignored in an attempt to get the viewer to take their stance on a particular issue or vote for the candidate they’re endorsing.
The media isn’t immune from influence by people with power. Numerous presidential and congressional candidates won not because of their qualifications or abilities, but because of the media coverage of their campaigns.
Celebrities are only famous because of media coverage. Sometimes the latest celebrity gossip takes precedence over more important news simply because of the names involved. Just think about how much more people know about celebrities like Brad Pitt than they do important world events such as the war in Iraq.
The media holds more power over the population than any government organization ever could, and they don’t use their power wisely.
News should be simple information about events and people, not indoctrination for certain world views or reporters telling people what to think and who to believe.