Do Americans believe what the media/news says?

Question

Media is a form of communication and mass publication. Journalists are not trained scientist. If you watch media you find sensationalism all the time. Facts are not always straight and where that information comes from is questionable.

Do you trust the media to give you factual data that can be verified by scientific investigation or do you think the media is nothing but entertainment and sensational programs to produce more viewers?

All news contains some bias because anything with superlative adjectives or accusations that cannot be proven becomes opinion. Should news networks cut back on bias or should it just continue as it is today?

Did you know propaganda techniques are still being used by the media in various ways. A few identified by Institute for Propaganda Analysis are bandwagon, assertion, glittering generalities, pinpointing the enemy, and transfer. Do you accept the fact that media is allowed to use propaganda to influence your views?

Answer 1

The only difference between the old Tass Agency in Moscow and mainline media in the U.S. is hemispheres.  Liberals generally feel the news is "about right."  That there is a cure for cancer being held off the market.  Other canards.

Answer 2

Not all media.

Answer 3

The corporate media is untrustworthy

Answer 4

The problem is that Americans only get american media with propaganda thrown in. The US government has a great degree of control over what is said.

In Europe, for instance, people can tune into the news from other countries and learn about the news from other perspectives.

Some Americans still believe Bush. Sad situation. They do not know what is happening out there.

Answer 5

americans definitely believe wat the media says and it affects the way all american see things in any aspect of life. whether true or not america will believe anything the media says for example the politics has been smeared with a lot of lies but no one ever cares to find out if wat the media says is true or not.

Answer 6

take it with a grain of salt.

Answer 7

I think that people are beginning to realize that the media today is very biased and sensationalized.  Unfortunately, I think that most people approve of it.  

Polls are another method the media uses to influence rather than inform.  Polls are produced to show who is winning in hopes of creating the bandwagon effect.

I would like to see more of the "real" news.  The all-news channels should be more in depth stories but should still be simple statements of fact rather than the "tabloid" style news that currently exists.

Answer 8

i did