Tuesday's class really shed light onto Bourdieu's theories... FOX news, CNN, NMC, and ABC are the news channels that most Americans tend to gravitate towards so it was interesting to see peoples reactions. I really enjoyed watching outfoxed because I have personally always felt that this channel was a disgrace to television.. (In my opinion the perfect news station would offer non-biased information and AVOID linking unrelated events i.e. a baby dying in a refrigerator and Obama.) After class I did some research regarding Fox news and discovered some more clips that could be used as supportive evidence. There is an entire youTube segment regarding the treatement of African Americans on FOX (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY04gIruZ4E). Some of the "opinions" that leave the mouths of these reporters should be illegal...
As much as I would enjoy just bashing Fox news it would be unfair to exclude other news channels from this concept. No matter what news source a person chooses they are always going to be subjected to bias information due to government involvement... After class I realized that Herman and Chomsky's explanations of propaganda fit right into our discussions...All of these theorists hold valuable ideas regarding the media's effect on Americans. One of the largest problems we face is the gullability of those the media is reaching. Without proper evidence NO-ONE should take anything said on the news too much to heart. It is also very important read into and acknowledge the underlying messages found in our daily news...
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very good connections
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