What does this tell you about the mainstream media?

Question

Hitler and Stalin were winners of TIME'S Man of the Year...

http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa050400a.htm

fast forward to 2004......... surprised?

....what does that tell you about the mainstream media?

Answer 1

It is run by the same corrupt people who run the country...

Answer 2

Wonder if Charles Manson  or Jeffery Dahmer were ever finalists in Time's Man Of The Year? Who could have possibly exceeded their "contributions."?

Answer 3

It tells me that you don't understand the meaning of Time's Man of The Year

Answer 4

It tells us nothing.

A: You appear to be unaware of the criteria for Time's "Man of the Year" designation..which others have aptly pointed out.

B:  Generalizing from a single instance to an indictment of an entire industry is logically absurd. Its like saying "What does Timothy McVeigh or Lt Calley tell you about the US military?"

Your question does tell people much about you though. :)

Answer 5

TIME Man of the Year is not a popularity prize, nor is it called BEST man of the year.

Have a look at TIME's criteria for choosing this person.....

it is  who had the most INFLUENCE on the world.

Don't tell me Hitler and Stalin didn't have whopping influence in the years they were chosen!!!!!

what does that say about people who follow their prejudices instead of checking their facts?

Answer 6

it just says someone who impacted history, and trust me Hitler impacted history...

Answer 7

...that it can be a great tool for teaching people-that there are those that operate their lives with honor and dignity-and then there are those people and things that have other distinctions as well-good and bad-better or worse>it all has meaning.

   Either way- like Shakespeare did with his beautiful words-he showed people who they are-and the stage they were on-let them learn what they will...hopefully some good will come out of it-