CAN THE MEDIA REGAIN THE PUBLIC TRUST?
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Anyways back to the lecture at hand.
After reading the article I do believe that the media can PARTIALLY regain the public trust but not fully, There is just too much junk and sources that influence how we think individually. The news plays a big role here in America but since we leave in a democracy the role of journalist is important. However, we will never get the complete truth which means we cannot trust the media completely. The technology today does give us options but we need to make educated decisions when choosing what we believe is the truth. We all know that media is controlled by the Government and Companies with money.
Michael Schudson argues that we need news and it keeps democracy in line, the media goes against the grain, wether it is right or wrong. On the other end Hockenbuerry adds that media says what they need to say to make you "feel good" wether it is good or bad just to get audience. On Page 155 they give an example of how Ralph Nader made it clear and let people know that he did not get coverage from the press. Schudson compared how Nader could have possible been treated better in Germany with more attention. I really do not like reading this book, both guys talk about to different things which do not bring it back to the question as a whole. I did like how and agreed that outsider news has a big influence on the news. People can now blog about articles and stories they read on the internet. Nonetheless we need to hear news it keeps everyone informed. As americans we need to just make smart decisions on what believe or do not believe.
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