No longer, it seems, is the media, which I use as a collective term, satisfied to report the news of the day, they want to create the news.
No where is it more evident than the Presidential olympics. Why are the discussions of the candidates overshadowing more pressing news of the day? Because not only can the media report, but, they can create and then shape the news in a sensational manner.
The scary part is? Who will elect the next President? The news media! I have heard arguments about whether the media, collectively again, is liberal or conservative and it really does not matter. The shaping and uneven reporting does a disservice to Americans who depend upon the news media for information.
There needs to be something sensational every day!
It makes the ratings go up! And that means money. It does not equate to full and truthful reporting.
Not everything being reported is really news! A lot of it is opinion, beware.
-- Bob Doan, Elkridge, MD
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