- Since I'm so disgusted by the American news media, I thought I'd post a quiz. These are 4 headlines from different countries. Can you guess the CNN headline?
- Jet crashes in flames in Nigeria
- Nigeria jet crash 'kills dozens'
- Toll rises in Nigerian air crash
- Nigerian plane crash kills 103: official
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avbug said:
Avbug,
This has NOTHING to do with my patriotism! I am a die-hard American. So much so, you probably wouldn't want to hear my theories on what should be done with any terrorists we catch.
I am just voicing my displeasure with how the news media in this country feed off the death and distruction aspect of everything. There have been newsworthy stories that don't make the news because they don't involve death, destruction, or disgusting images. And maybe I shouldn't have posted this here. I did out of disgust at the present time when I was reading that and happened to be on this site as well.
You'll notice I have been a member here since 2002 but only have 200+ posts. That's because I get on here and read the bickering and just don't want to get involved. This just proves my point. It's not worth it!
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Nothing is free. The media does not exist to support truth, justice, and the American way. I'm forever amazed at the extreme naivate that is voiced here as so-called professional pilot after pilot whines and whinnies about the unfair picture of aviation that's painted in the media. Poor us. We're not getting the fair shake. How crass of talking-head so-and-so, he/she/it didn't get technical or accurate enough...the public doesn't think as much of me as a pilot now. Yada, yada, yada.
The media exists for one reason, and one reason only. Entertainment. The purpose of the evening news, CNN, BBC World News, Reuters, Time, The New York Times, and Eddie Ganders Greatest Gossip & Gas News & Internet Cafe is entertainment. It's a draw to sell advertising, period.
There are those who have their head on their shoulders, take the media as one big grain of salt and believe little of it, and then there's the vast majority of the population, social lemmings who will feed and follow anything that's crammed down their throat.
The news media is inaccurate? What's your point. Welcome to reality. We missed you. The news media isn't there to inform you, it's there to draw your attention long enough to sell you something. It's never been about anything else. Ever. Deer-Headlights. Kids-Candy. People-News/Gossip = Sales. They just want you to stare into the bright lights long enough to take your wallet. W(h)eather or not you get factual information, entertained, or learn something is irrelevant. So long as you tell yourself that the evening news is anything else, that's all that's important, because it keeps you coming back for more.
The sooner you admit to yourself that the "news" as you know it is without credibility and exists for no other purpose but mind candy to soften you and attract you so you will buy things...the sooner you will see the forest for the trees, and learn that what the news media has to say is unimportant and devoid of meaning. You'll live longer.
Just to add a bit to this. I remember many years ago taking an introductory level Journalism class. The first class, first question from the Professor was to the effect of what is the primary purpose of the media. After all kinds of answers about protecting freedom, informing the public and more bs of that type, the Professor told the class to always remember that the first most important purpose of the media, like any other business, is to make money for its stockholders. Enough said for me. That does kind of put things im perspective.
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One dollar's worth
I'm not disagreeing with Avbug. I've certainly criticized the media as being nothing more than dog and pony show.
But kaj837 kinda rounded out the discussion a little.
They sell a product--to make money--and look at what they charge. About a buck.
If you want better information you're gonna have to pay for it. You'll have to buy a magazine subscription or something to that effect.
If you're looking for GREAT aviation/aerospace type reporting there's no alternative to Aviation Week and Space Technology....for about $90/year.
Good luck.
kaj837 said:
I'm not disagreeing with Avbug. I've certainly criticized the media as being nothing more than dog and pony show.
But kaj837 kinda rounded out the discussion a little.
They sell a product--to make money--and look at what they charge. About a buck.
If you want better information you're gonna have to pay for it. You'll have to buy a magazine subscription or something to that effect.
If you're looking for GREAT aviation/aerospace type reporting there's no alternative to Aviation Week and Space Technology....for about $90/year.
Good luck.
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avbug said:
You are right avbug. The news is very slanted and biased towards the left (except Fox news). Ask Bernie Goldberg who worked with Dan Rather for 26 years. He wrote a book on just this subject. It was truly amazing the examples that he gives where a media source reported something in an inaccurate manner in an effort to sway readers in believing only their point of view. I am also tired of the mainstream media for interviewing people who they believe are epxerts such as we saw with SWA 1424 and the Nike Gulfstream. They need to stop soliciting the expertise (or lack thereof) of people who dont know what they are talking about and have no experience with the subject material in question. These are the people that have the tendency to second guess what happened and are quick to place blame and needless to say, that is unfair.
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mar said:
In a sense I agree with you Mar. But we as citizens should be able to rely on good news reporting. For example, the last incident with Dan Rather (who couldnt help himself and had to report inaccurate facts about W's service record) was just to rustle some feathers. If he were a true professional, he would have done his research first and determined that the information which he was given was false. It's not the first time that he has done this. In Bernie Goldbergs book (about the media), even the late Peter Jennings admitted that the news is slanted towards the left.
It's too bad it has to be that way. But like you said, the driving issue here is whatever story it takes to make a buck.
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