Unbalanced Media Coverage

            
             There are many ways to obtain news and current events in today's world. Though in recent times it has become evident that some news resources are more reliable than others. With all the news suppliers out there such as T.V., the internet, and countless publications, it can be hard to distinguish between their different credibilities. Through my experience in observing many news sources, I have found that the media delivers news in different ways depending on the location, time period, or circumstances of the information. Most news networks do a fairly good job of supplying the general public with a clear picture of what I going on in the world. On the other hand, the world has been known in the past to ignore catastrophic events going on somewhere, such as the Holocaust. In such cases either the whole picture is not given to the general public, or maybe not even reported at all. To avoid false or skewed information sources, either because of a bias network or publicatio!
             n , individuals must inquire about their news supplier as to their reliability, reputation, and their overall approach to news delivery.
             For most people, they obtain news either through a daily news show or from a daily paper. There are much to many of both for someone to follow all of them, and as a result people usually choose one or two of each to keep as their own reliable news source. Besides having the reported news actually proving factual, it is important to observe whether both sides of the story are represented. In many cases the information given favors the victim, or the side most easily sympathized with. For example, when the unfortunate event of a crime makes the headlines, the assailant is usually depicted as public enemy number one. Even though this may usually be true; sometimes there are instances in which the true motives for the crime are never revealed, not allowing the general public to form their own opinion on the situation. In g...

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