Re: Re: Mozaffars Media Question

“I think the media does have a responsibility to present the truth” Agreed,

“and most legitimate organizations today attempt to uphold that standard” I dont think so,

You were correct in describing the media as a business, and not neccesarily one that is serving the general public. I think that as we as a generation, and as a people, have become increasingly less critical in our thought and more willing to believe whatever is put before us. We have to remember that everyone has a vantage point and beliefs, this includes media outlets and their owners. Sure whatever is sensational will sell and be put on the front page, but I would also argue that information is deliberatly presented in a certain light in order to sway the drones that make up the masses. Power and political concerns control the media in America. So from what I can see it is less about publishing truth as much as enforcing political affiliations and upholding the current power structure. This is why Islam is being characterized in the way it is, to fuel continued American involvement in the East. I am pretty sure that wnenever we decide to withdraw troops from Iraq etc. the news will start to show a very different side of Islam…