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by Metaphiz on February 23rd, 2007

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Do you believe that the media as a whole report on news that they want you to hear, in order to push a certain type of thinking on you?

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  • by Anonymoose on February 23rd, 2007

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    I don't think the media does a very good job reporting both sides of the story. They seem to be biased (look at the war in Iraq. We hear everyday about how many people are being killed, but never hear andy "good" stories about what our soldiers are doing over there) and report based upon that bias. It can be hard and confusing to wade through the information they give you and get just the facts. They do a good job at throwing their opinion out there and making it seem like they have given you factual information.

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  • by anonymous on February 23rd, 2007

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    I just take everything they say with a pinch of salt. I make my own mind up

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  • by keithold is a prodigal bagger on February 23rd, 2007

    keithold is a prodigal bagger

    G'day Metaphiz,

    Thank you for your question.

    I think it is more a case of them viewing stories through the prism. However, given the rise of alternative media such as blogs and mechanisms such as Digg it is much easier to find alternative views than it used to be.

    Regards

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  • by unknown on February 23rd, 2007

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    Yea I do tennis shoe. But, if I were in the media I'd probably do it too. That's why I come here; to push a certain type of thinking on you.

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  • by smart9426 on February 23rd, 2007

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    Yes particularly if any part of the media is under government control

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  • by Sian23 on February 23rd, 2007

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    No, I don't think that's the case for mainstream media. I do believe there are some unethical yellow journalism media that stoop to that, but that's what keeps them out of the mainstream.

    What I do think is that the media as a whole understands their obligation to presenting the news factually, and generally does so. However, in order to stay competitive with competing news media, they do usually need to find their own unique 'angle' or 'take' on the topic, so after presenting the facts, they will try to add depth to the story by including filler which may or may not be terribly relevant, or which gives them a story that they hope makes them stand out a bit from the competition.

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  • by LarryH54 on September 1st, 2008

    LarryH54

    I think that's pretty obvious. Just ask any soldier just back from Iraq. We're NOT getting the truth from the Media.

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