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Monday, November 13, 2006

Question of the Day: Day 317

Do you believe what you see and hear in the news? Do you think that there are or are not reliable news sources?

posted by Michelle at 8:39 AM


3 Comments:

Blogger WiNgS said...

Conspiracy theories abound. But, I still believe that generally speaking, we can still trust our news sources. Today's technology makes it hard for any government or group to manipulate the news. Just about anyone can report anything. All we need is a camera and the internet. Just recently, YouTube.com was instrumental in exposing some candidates "embarrassing moments" that cost them the elections. News powerhouse CNN picked up the clips and reported them nationwide.

11/13/2006 9:04 AM  
Anonymous teresa (hg) said...

I believe that there is some element of truth to MOST of what is in the news. Do I believe EVERYTHING? NO. I think that more often than not, the news is sensationalized... for ratings.

I'm still not 100% certain that the earth isn't flat! (just sayin')

11/14/2006 11:10 PM  
Blogger AlwaysThinkin said...

I believe all news sources are biased. Be it the way the news is presented or what is reported versus what is not, definite differences exist in how the same incident is reported by different news outlets.

Quite frankly most people don't want to hear dissenting views, they prefer to listen to someone with the same basic beliefs. This is why both CNN and Fox news have large followings - they each have their own bias.

I think it's also natural to think that one's favorite news source is "unbiased" and all others are biased, but of course this is completely relative. If you want to really know all sides of an issue, you need to consult multiple sources (with different biases!), knowing that the truth is probably somewhere in between.

(There's also the fallacy that issues have only two sides, but that's another discussion.)

11/15/2006 12:18 AM  

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