I agree the media is bias. But before pointing fingers, know that the media chooses stories that grab viewers, and that's us. Ask yourself how much of a responsible viewer are you?
As for me, I have a attention span maxed at 10 minutes each day to watch news. Not to mention I often times flip through channels. What type of media does this behavior produce? Hype, key-words that catch attentions, scandals, celebrities, and sugar-coated stories and pictures. The news, just like any other TV shows, feeds on ratings. And they have to grab my attention in almost an instant to prevent me from flipping to the next channel.
I think my behavior as a TV viewer somewhat represents general public. When I am interested in a specific story, I want to know details and facts. But I certainly don't have that time and interest to listen to the whole truth of every story out there. And news carries the responsibility to "entertain" me on stories that I don't care whether is it true or complete.
So as we critize the news media for being greedy, what about us being ignorant to truth and attracted to lies?
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I agree the media is bias. But before pointing fingers, know that the media chooses stories that grab viewers, and that's us. Ask yourself how much of a responsible viewer are you?
As for me, I have a attention span maxed at 10 minutes each day to watch news. Not to mention I often times flip through channels. What type of media does this behavior produce? Hype, key-words that catch attentions, scandals, celebrities, and sugar-coated stories and pictures. The news, just like any other TV shows, feeds on ratings. And they have to grab my attention in almost an instant to prevent me from flipping to the next channel.
I think my behavior as a TV viewer somewhat represents general public. When I am interested in a specific story, I want to know details and facts. But I certainly don't have that time and interest to listen to the whole truth of every story out there. And news carries the responsibility to "entertain" me on stories that I don't care whether is it true or complete.
So as we critize the news media for being greedy, what about us being ignorant to truth and attracted to lies?