Does anybody else believe the media is a powerful weapon? State of fear for example?

Question

The media can portray what it wants the people to see, be one sided and unchallenged, and show people what they want to see.

Also, the State of Fear. Does anybody else believe that it keeps us as a population in a state of fear, such as the bird flu, global warming, economy, gas prices, terrorism, etc???

Answer 1

Yes, absolutely.  I try to balance my intake of news with my intake of stand up comedy and fake comedy news shows.  Helps put it all in perspective.