Before I am Famous

I watch the news religiously every night. I really like to know what is going on in the world. But something dawned on me when I listening about the story about the girl who was allegdly raped by some of the players on the Duke Lacrosse team; I don’t know the whole story.

I wasn’t there, so how could I possibly know everything that happened or didn’t happen? In today’s world the news is supposed to be objective and only offer the facts. You know, the who, what, where, when and why. But think for a moment, you watch network news like CBS, ABC, or NBC the reporters giving the story may only 5 minutes to tell it.

So they tape a lot of information maybe a half hour’s worth and then comes the editing to make it fit with in a 5 minuted time frame. So they look at the story and tell you facts that they think are important. SO maybe one fact that might be important to some might not be to the reporter. And what you end up with is watered-down biased news blurb. Not only that, they almost help shape your opinion of the story.

It is the same deal in the courtroom, lawyers tell you facts to make you see their side of the case. Is there a way for the news to not be biased? No, in a world where people mulit-task and only want the headlines. This system is pretty efficient. I would think that one should watch the news knowing that you will not get the whole story and but only snippets. But the thing that I think is the hardest is not letting the news blurb shape your opinion of a story that you personally don’t know all the facts.

And if someone really wants more information then he/she can research themselves and make a decision.

Have a newsworthy day.

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