The Central Theme of This Blog

All through the semester, I have centered this blog on the theme of Media Bias. Every day we encounter news that has a bias perspective on it, whether we realize it or not. We are susceptible to the media and the power it has in swaying our opinion. The media spoon-feeds us what we want to hear. The more we believe their stories, the more they are going to report and misinterpret information to us. They report stories, but it is usually never the full story. They tend to leave out details. These certain details can totally change the course and meaning of a story. Fox will tell the right-winged side of the story, to make their conservative view look good. MSNBC will tell the left-winged side of the story, to make their liberal view look better. It is an ongoing and never-ending cycle. Always be sure to read information from both sides. You will see the full perspective and pick up on information you might have not gotten from the other source. Fair.org is a very insightful website that helps a reader pick out legitimate sources worth reading. Fair stands for fairness and accuracy in reporting. It provides tips, and details on those tips, for helping pick out bias in news media. This society depends on social media and fast and efficient news. It is easy to have miscommunication with information. Many sources are not credible enough and readers will believe the first thing they read without following up on it. We need to slow our pace and read more carefully. What we misinterpret might be exactly what the politics and media want us to do.

This cartoon's play on the phrase, "Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil," is a good way of breaking down media bias, except they replace it with truth. All news networks are in a competition to have power over media. Each station is known for having a dominant, particular point of view; either moderate or liberal. When it comes down to it, they all do not completely tell the truth. NBC, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, and all other networks will never report a story on politics that does not support their viewpoint. That is why you have to look at all of them when it comes to wanting to know the fully story of a hot, political topic.