Quote:
"News is truth shaped by an author and editor."
Response:
I completely agree with the above quote. The news is not the "honest truth." Especially not after it has been shaped by the author and/or editor. It has to be edited and shaped in a way so it can't be found offensive. Also, since it is "shaped" by the author and editor, then their personal opinions and feelings get into the way of the truth. News media is frequently biased. If the network favors one Presidential candidate over the other, the favored one has the most stories to have him/her appear in the best light. Despite what some people belief the news is not objective and truthful.Wait, it is the truth, after it has been "shaped by an author and editor." However, if it has been shaped or changed in anyway, it is not the truth.
Resource:
Abilock, Debbie. "A Seven-Power Lens on 21st-Century Literacy." . N.p., 21 Apr. 2002. Web. 22 Feb. 2012.https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B6DFAmexYq7vMTFmZjZhNWItZWY5Ni00NzdhLWIxYzItMmE4NmI0MGI5NzJl&hl=en
Related Resource:
This youtube video talks about and describes some of the ways the media has been caught lying or concealing the truth especially during the 2008 Presidential election.
Day, J. (Producer). (2008). Media caught lying, verson 2. [Web Video]. Retrieved on February 26, 2012 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iW5kOB1pmg
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