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One thing I realized about the media is that there is ALWAYS forces behind to manipulate the view. In the best case when journalists are simple individuals, the
by markus_zhang 5y ago
One thing I realized about the media is that there is ALWAYS forces behind to manipulate the view. In the best case when journalists are simple individuals, their view of the world still create sort of biases.
From that perspective, nothing is objective and everything is subjective. This might be an extreme view but I do believe it's a good mental antidote.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 5y agoIt seems like you are making two points here. That the view is manipulated by forces behind the scenes and that the view is subjective. Yes. All humans who write words down taint them with their own subjective view. This does not mean that we are powerless though. Reporting can be improved by fact checking, editing, and other means. We can also use technology to make sure that the color of chosen words does not prime the reader. This does not imply manipulation or behind the scenes manipulation. My own opinion: Media bias is a boogeyman. If somebody needs to be flatly told what is or isn't biased or if some source is left or right leaning then they are a dimwit. Even asking for unbiased information shows stupidity- it does not exist in an absolute sense. I agree with you that you should start from a frame of mind that the media is biased because it is. Embrace it. There seems to be a push to therefore reject all news media which is a scary thought. The press is the only private entity specifically mentioned in the US Constitution. It is often called the 4th branch of government because of the oversight that it provides.