Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Fair and balanced my butt!
I learn something new every time I go to this class (HCOM 310). Today we watched a video about fox news, and I knew that fox was really right winged, but I had no idea that they actually lie and manipulate the truth. I also never heard their slogan "fair and balanced." I mean, what a load of crap! They couldn't be more the opposite. They are so one sided it is apawlling. Bill O'Riley is just a jerk too! He is so arrogant and aggressive and rude, ugggghhhh! I don't know how people watch him. Even more so, I can't believe people would actually go on his show and be subjected to such mean and unfair treatment. Anyway, I really want to tell my parents to watch the film, but they probably won't. They are completley blinded when it comes to politics and I feel like I can't ever get through to them.
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If your parents are anything like my grandparents, even if they watched the film, it probably wouldn't sink in. My grandmother has been watching mainstream media ever since I can remember and to her, it's like gospel. Whatever she says she follows up with "I saw it on the news" or "I read it in the paper" and nobody can argue with her, she won't hear it! It's kind of funny but I suppose that if you grew up in with the mindset that news is reported fairly and accurately, it would be kind of shocking to realize you've been duped for so many years. Your folks may be a lost cause, but you can certainly help your children out by exposing them to the many diverse media outlets.
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