Media, Credibility. (Repost)

"Despite the growing popularity of the internet, television remains the most popular news source for Americans."

While we continue living everyday, news is constantly being broadcasted. Whether it may be a new piece of information or an issue that must be once again brought to the audience's attention, it is the popular media that most people are listening to. Myself, I tend to listen to the radio more than I watch TV. Fortunately, when reading chapter seven about popular media supporting our speeches, I thought that the radio, depending on the channels, can be very credible. Unfortunately, many of of the media outlets are easily trusted which is why a form of media that doesn't "seem to have a blatant bias or project an air of overwhelming self-interest" would be beneficial towards society (183).

I completely agree when the book says, "The first electronic mass medium, radio, still maintains an important role in disseminating information, especially through local news stations" (185). Though it may seem primitive now because of the advancing technology, there's nothing like unbiased news coming straight to you from your car radio or even a home radio. I tend to stay away from television and internet news outlets mostly because I believe in the fact that these stations are paid by sponsors, and they could be heavily influenced by the money, not the news. For example, hypothetically if global warming were never an issue in the world, then the television would have done the complete opposite of its' job, creating global warming as the biggest issue. (But I do believe in global warming, just a hypothetical situation.)