Saturday, October 17, 2015

Mulling Media

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Yes, the chart is meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but there is more truth there than humor.  Whatever your politics, if you get all your news from a single source, you will never be well enough informed to make a wise decision about your world.

Whether intentional, or simply slanted by how the editor’s own politics color his idea to truth, every news outlet has its own point of view, and its own agenda.

Unfortunately – and it is just human nature – folks tend to watch the news on the outlet that most resembles their own political leanings.  That only tends to reinforce their preconceived opinions, doing nothing to encourage consideration of alternative points of view.

Editorial leanings in news stories can be blatant or subtle – ask a liberal about Fox or a conservative about MSNBC – but even more insidious  is what the news outlet chooses not to report.  There are things happening all the time that are never mentioned on one newscast or another, and some of these are important.  If you confine yourself to one news source, you’ll never know.

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