The media definitely has an agenda. This can sometimes be seen by watching major news stories on 2 different cable channels. A great current example is the US democratic primaries... it's easy to see that different news channels are biased toward certain candidates.
What a great post, Parthon. Here's the simplified approach I use for dispelling negativity and emotional agendas generated by the media: 1) what is the basic story? 2) what has been added to the story? 3) what has been taken away (omitted) from the story?
I also like to be informed about what is going on in the world, but I've found that a brief look at the news goes a long way.
Brett |