I just read a political article online that my mom sent out to some family members. My family has these fun political conversations through e-mail sometimes and my mom sends us a lot of articles and things to read. I am interested in the issues, but am hard-pressed because of time to get into them too deeply.
Anyways, in this article I just read, there is some strong language about the media and its biased portrayal of politics. I agree with some of the general ideas, but I don't know that I would express it as strongly as the columnist who wrote this. Below is a juicy excerpt. What do you think?
"There was no way our forefathers could possibly have foreseen the amount of harm the media could generate today. TV, radio, and the World Wide Web have quite literally become the assault weapons of liberalism's worldview. The American public is no longer being truthfully informed.
"There will be a price to pay for our lack of attention. When all is said and done, the media may cost us everything, including our liberties and freedom. Way too many in the press are agenda-driven, crazed ideologues. A biased presentation is shown nightly on all the mainstream news networks. They taint and slant the political and social issues of the day.
"'We The People' must make them stop. Let's bring them down and force the issue by way of peaceful demonstrations and a boycott of their advertisers. It is about time we began a media blitz of our own. Through concerted action, we can coordinate rallies that end up at the doors of ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and all their alphabetical affiliates." (Marie Jon, http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=547130)
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I definitely agree with that columnist. I feel like I can't fully form my own political opinions because everything I hear or read about politics is so skewed. Different news organizations will cover the same event and portray it completely differently. I don't know what to believe anymore!
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