Repressed Freedom..

I have come to gather that the media simply cannot be trusted for the dissemination of true, factual and unbiased news to the public.

The writer summarized the 3 "P" in which corporate-controlled media seek to follow, like they were a set of guidelines. Profit, Prejudice, Popularity. In doing so, they have actually forgot their actual purpose- to inform the American public of happenings around the country and globe. Even though i may have no knowledge on how these news network operate, i can offer my opinion should there be a grain of truth on the portrayal of the media in the movie "Death Note 2: The Last Name". In the movie, a vengeful female news presenter who is overshadowed by a colleague who works her way up by offering "favors", obtained control of this deadly book, known as "The Death Note". The book allows the owner to kill anyone the owner wishes, simply by writing the target's name into it. This news presenter then take this opportunity to start a killing spree, in which she gleefully report in the evening show. The show producer encourage her by allowing her to proceed as the news of the killings surged the the media company's rating sky-high. She herself also benefited as her pay and position in the company rose dramatically. With the Note's help, she could orchestrate and manipulate events to her liking , in fact she became news itself. The writer also presents a similar situation , the issue of censorship in which editors cut whatever displeases them- The writer submitted a article which criticized a police member who happens to be the friend of the editor. Nonetheless, the article was largely edited and ended up insightful. Another example is the bribing of media persons by the Bush Administration. As the writer pointed out the Bush Administration rampart abuse of the "Great Lies Theory" which involve drilling myths into the public till they accept it, the Bush Administration realized that the American Public can be easily indoctrinated into believing what they say and also realizing the propaganda potential of the media, decided to use it for its own purposes.

The media also rear it's ugly head in the form of siding whoever is "in"now. The McCarthy's incident proves it. The media at that time all flock to his view which was considered interesting by the public. This media all became popular and the income generated filled their pockets. Alas when McCarthy's notion was destroyed, these very same media abruptly turned their backs on him. Amazing is the human nature isn't it?

The recent Iraq war was also a great example. The media was used by the Bush Administration( claimed by the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11) to instill a state of constant fear into the public. For example, the poison-filled pen which is really a stuff of fantasies and isn't really a weapon of mass destruction . No matter, the media hyped it, making it seem like the potential nuclear bomb. Through the media, the public are convinced that Iraq harbored weapons that posed a serious threat to the United States and is a breeding ground for terrorists.( Alarms should go off in the American public that these terrorists cause the disastrous 9/11 incident.) Thus, the unjustified Iraq war was supported to a huge extent even after years of failed searches of the Weapons Of Mass Destruction and stacked casualties. This only shows how powerful the media is.

The media should not be taken too seriously unless its absolutely credible. Even so, it should be compared to other sources.