However on closer examination, one notices how the statistics for President Bush are not from his presidency, but current. This shows how the media is not impartial but pushes people to believe certain things.
Anyone just glancing at the poll would think that President Bush was much more popular than President Obama is. However as President Bush is currently not doing anything controversial, or even anything on the political scene, he will be viewed favorably. The impartial way to compare the two presidents would be to compare statistics from the same period .
Although this is not an article from Fox news it is put up by them. They are clearly trying to push a conservative agenda. They do this by using facts but twisting them to plant false ideas.
This only goes to prove the fact that no news station can be completely non partial because no human is completely non partial. Every news station parades that they are non partial and that they provide fair news. This is in no place true. While fox news clearly favors the consirvative side. NBC would favor the liberal. It is only by looking at all sides of a story that a reader can figure out the true story.
Good post! I agree with after reviewing the poll you notice the comparison of President Obama's standing against President Bush. I can understand how media is not impartial but does push people to believe in certain things. I think the media has a large impact on our society and makes them lean a certain way when it comes to politics. In our class we discussed how comedy in television makes the younger generation believe in certain things. These shows are also apart of media but at least within these shows truths and the real issues come out. I can see how fox newshad something to do with this issue and pushing their side onto others. I also agree that our society needs to believe in their own views and should not be swayed by the media.
ReplyDeleteAfter looking at the poll, I do agree with the idea that the media is not impartial. As discussed in class, by trying to remain impartial they often are not giving the audience all the facts. By not pointing out that President Bush is currently not involved in anything controversial or in political issues at all, it is suggesting that we should believe this poll. After reading the article from class, I think the media should sometimes for conclusions and point out the obvious, like the comedy shows do. By trying to remain neutral it often makes them less reliable.
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