Blaming The Media: Television

Media tend to distort and twist facts for their own purposes. There are two forms of destructive media, Spin Media and Nonsense Media.

First is "Spin Media," this type of media interrupts the facts for you with their so called "expert opinions." It's more or less telling you how to think and what to think without telling you any facts at all. This style of media is commonly used on "Fox News." Media like this is reminiscent of the constant blaring of propaganda used in the book "1984" in which there is always an enemy to slander.

The usage of keywords is very interesting in spin media. "Cut and Run" is a term the media uses as a metaphor for leaving Iraq while leaving a bad connotation. Would opinion change if they used the term "Tactical Retreat?" The same goes for "Stay the Course" which would mean that they would have to do show the strength of the country....a bit stubbornly I might add. "Stay the Course" could be changed to say..."Stay the course and hit an iceberg."

"Nonsense Media" creates and forces upon the viewer values and ideals in which makes little sense. It typically targets the younger generation and makes them in turn buy loads of useless products. MTV, which is short for "Music Television" is hardly about music anymore but it's more like propaganda. Shows like "My Sweet Sixteen" shows the viewer that money is the most important thing...ever. In these shows, teenagers bitch and moan about how they can't have way extravagant items, (booking a popular celebrity to be at their party, a really nice car or something) while children are starving in third world countries.

The other nonsense media is entertainment television that focuses on the private lives of celebrities... Why should we be so concern about what a certain celebrity eats for breakfast or where they go for the weekend? This just creating a reality in which the celebrity is one of the most important things in the person's life, which is clearly false.

Turn off the TV and use the internet ^___^.