Time Warner, Disney, Bertelsmann, Viacom and Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp. are the five media giants who control what American's see daily on there news reports and controls most of what the globe sees when it tunes into the news.
The Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) organization has stated that our nations "Mainstream Media" is a far cry from what "Mainstream America" feels and believes. In fact they have even dubbed our media friends (found far to the right) as "Corporate Media."
While a Republican congress of the 1920's enacted the Fairness Doctrine for clean, middle of the road reporting, allowing for the American public be able to generate their own opinions, today's "Corporate Media" will only show us what they want us to know and then inform us or persuade us with one-sided reporting to believe a certain way about an issue.
Thankfully with websites just like this one, Blogger.com, a new media outlet has been created to allow for individuals or smaller organizations to get there voice heard without buying up seven television stations, building theme parks around the world or publishing books to generate more revenue to dominate globally.
While the "War on Terrorism" is pushing so tirelessly forward and Global Warming tugs on the heart strings of so many Americans, I turn on my TV in the morning to a aerial shot of Britney Spears house after she gets sent to rehab or I open up the paper and read about Barron Hilton, Paris' younger brother, not having a drivers license, maybe Thomas Jefferson's "eternal vigilance" will live on through the internet to help true middle of the road, Mainstream Media persevere.
There's Nothing Mainstream About the Corporate Media
Interesting topic, I really wanted you to say who owned what media outlet when you named the companies at the beginning. You definately hit your point home, though.
ReplyDeleteI find it so hard to trust the various news outlets because I think we have grown up to believe that they are all biased in one way or the other. I agree with you that reading blogs is an interesting way to look at news because at least most bloggers are upfront about their biases.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. It seems as though main stream media forces such stories of celeberties everyday lives down our throats, that we must go to the internet to find what we truly care about. Great blog.
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