Back to Politics
And now it's back to a post about politics. For starters, here's the link to the circulating Sorry Everybody apology site. I first saw this on CNN Headline News late last week.
I watched Control Room, last night, a documentary about the Iraq war and the media's coverage of it, especially Al Jazeera. It wasn't quite what I expected, but nonetheless it was good. And it really brought up a point which often bothers me, the lack of an objective media coverage. Understandably people will be upset with Al Jazeera for broadcasting and showing gruesome images of war casualties, and perhaps including anti American sentiment. But I say, bring it on, it's about time there's some news that isn't sugar coated to appeal to a sense of American patriotism.
As the whole mess in Iraq began to unfold, I always thought that the media filtered things too much. They say they have to, that they should show the positive rather than the negative, that graphic images are too powerful and are not suitable for viewers. I say that's absolute crap. It's a war, and as long as the media hides the truth, censors the reports, and fails to show the disgusting, repulsive images and stories, many will fail to see the hideousness of it all. There will always be people who say death and destruction is inevitable with war, or that they support the US government and their decisions, but I firmly believe that if they saw the mangled civilian corpses and dead American soldiers, they would at least be forced to think about their opinions.
Understandably each media outlet will attempt to appeal to their demographic, but really it would be nice if they stepped up and showed the facts, regardless of whether it is pro or anti America, and let viewers draw their own conclusions. Or at least don't claim "fair and balanced" coverage if you're not fair and balanced. Fair and balanced to me would be showing a coalition assault, describing the intentions of it, and then following it with a look at the outcome, including the success or failure of the assault and the losses suffered for soldiers on both sides and civilians.
Any suggestions for objective news sources, whether online, on the radio, or on TV, let me know.
I watched Control Room, last night, a documentary about the Iraq war and the media's coverage of it, especially Al Jazeera. It wasn't quite what I expected, but nonetheless it was good. And it really brought up a point which often bothers me, the lack of an objective media coverage. Understandably people will be upset with Al Jazeera for broadcasting and showing gruesome images of war casualties, and perhaps including anti American sentiment. But I say, bring it on, it's about time there's some news that isn't sugar coated to appeal to a sense of American patriotism.
As the whole mess in Iraq began to unfold, I always thought that the media filtered things too much. They say they have to, that they should show the positive rather than the negative, that graphic images are too powerful and are not suitable for viewers. I say that's absolute crap. It's a war, and as long as the media hides the truth, censors the reports, and fails to show the disgusting, repulsive images and stories, many will fail to see the hideousness of it all. There will always be people who say death and destruction is inevitable with war, or that they support the US government and their decisions, but I firmly believe that if they saw the mangled civilian corpses and dead American soldiers, they would at least be forced to think about their opinions.
Understandably each media outlet will attempt to appeal to their demographic, but really it would be nice if they stepped up and showed the facts, regardless of whether it is pro or anti America, and let viewers draw their own conclusions. Or at least don't claim "fair and balanced" coverage if you're not fair and balanced. Fair and balanced to me would be showing a coalition assault, describing the intentions of it, and then following it with a look at the outcome, including the success or failure of the assault and the losses suffered for soldiers on both sides and civilians.
Any suggestions for objective news sources, whether online, on the radio, or on TV, let me know.
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