In our world today we know that we are well informed through the help of radios, televisions and internet. These are our media to know what is going out around us. But is the media really a good source of information? With all due respect to media men and all individuals behind the industry this blog does not intend to bad mouth the media but rather to give my personal output about this emerging topic. These are all from my own perception and i don't encourage others to think the same thing.
Whenever we watch the television we impart the issue along on how the media portrayed it to us. For example the crazy infomercials luring around our televisions at home and even to our radios. We are all LSS (last song syndrome) to the jingle of Mr. Manny Villar his concept tells the people that we should vote for him because he has done a lot of things to our country and that he came from rags to riches and he would like to do the same in our country. True as it may be we are lured to these "facts" his infomercials are telling us but how can we know if these are really? How can we verify its validity? The same goes to other presidentiables as well. We must remember that in all works bias can never be prohibited one way or the other. Like in the media they can make a story good or bad depends on how they may portray it.
The sad part of this is that some people are actually easily lured (same goes to those who practice unity among their religion) that some no longer tend initiate on looking for the real deal. Also, sometimes media is not good in accordance with national security. I believe that some things are supposed to be left unknown until a certain time to protect the many and also to give immediate solution to the problem rather than having another problem with it.
In the case of UK, they used the media as their fourth state. Supposed it must be a watchdog a mediator (check and balance) but it became the goverment's mouthpiece after wards. In the case of our country, the media is more often than not against or does favor the government and other political officials (there is always bias). A perfect example is what happened in the presidential forum last friday. During the debate the candidates were questioned whether Pres. Arroyo made a mistake will they try to pull her down and let her pat for her mistakes and what are this mistakes are. From all candidates (mostly from the opposition) only Mr. Gibo Teodoro is part of the Administration and during the debate he didn't answer the question, however explained that in his position he cannot make a stand directly since he is with the same party as with the Pres., I guess this is also because of the respect he has with the position (Presidency). Come to think of it you can label Gibo Teodoro as a weak candidate because he is not brave enough to go against the "enemy of all" (PGMA) but for me it is simply a gentle man's act but it doesn't mean that he will not go after those who have wronged the country (he said the same thing to his speech). After Gibo's speech Mr. Ted Fallon asked the audience "Malinaw ba?" and the crowd mostly answered "hindi" For me this implied that the people wants to know the "truth" (a principle the media has implanted to everyone) without understanding deeper the questions and the answers.
Finding out things around us - world should not just lie to the lenses of the camera man's camera, the scripts written by the writers nor the words that are coming out from the newscaster/radio. announcers. People should learn how to exercise their own freewill and know better about the things around them. They should not be influenced easily but rather be guided though these news they hear everyday. Here I rest my case and just like what I said these are just all from my own opinion and I would appreciate if these ideas are to be respected.
Whenever we watch the television we impart the issue along on how the media portrayed it to us. For example the crazy infomercials luring around our televisions at home and even to our radios. We are all LSS (last song syndrome) to the jingle of Mr. Manny Villar his concept tells the people that we should vote for him because he has done a lot of things to our country and that he came from rags to riches and he would like to do the same in our country. True as it may be we are lured to these "facts" his infomercials are telling us but how can we know if these are really? How can we verify its validity? The same goes to other presidentiables as well. We must remember that in all works bias can never be prohibited one way or the other. Like in the media they can make a story good or bad depends on how they may portray it.
The sad part of this is that some people are actually easily lured (same goes to those who practice unity among their religion) that some no longer tend initiate on looking for the real deal. Also, sometimes media is not good in accordance with national security. I believe that some things are supposed to be left unknown until a certain time to protect the many and also to give immediate solution to the problem rather than having another problem with it.
In the case of UK, they used the media as their fourth state. Supposed it must be a watchdog a mediator (check and balance) but it became the goverment's mouthpiece after wards. In the case of our country, the media is more often than not against or does favor the government and other political officials (there is always bias). A perfect example is what happened in the presidential forum last friday. During the debate the candidates were questioned whether Pres. Arroyo made a mistake will they try to pull her down and let her pat for her mistakes and what are this mistakes are. From all candidates (mostly from the opposition) only Mr. Gibo Teodoro is part of the Administration and during the debate he didn't answer the question, however explained that in his position he cannot make a stand directly since he is with the same party as with the Pres., I guess this is also because of the respect he has with the position (Presidency). Come to think of it you can label Gibo Teodoro as a weak candidate because he is not brave enough to go against the "enemy of all" (PGMA) but for me it is simply a gentle man's act but it doesn't mean that he will not go after those who have wronged the country (he said the same thing to his speech). After Gibo's speech Mr. Ted Fallon asked the audience "Malinaw ba?" and the crowd mostly answered "hindi" For me this implied that the people wants to know the "truth" (a principle the media has implanted to everyone) without understanding deeper the questions and the answers.
Finding out things around us - world should not just lie to the lenses of the camera man's camera, the scripts written by the writers nor the words that are coming out from the newscaster/radio. announcers. People should learn how to exercise their own freewill and know better about the things around them. They should not be influenced easily but rather be guided though these news they hear everyday. Here I rest my case and just like what I said these are just all from my own opinion and I would appreciate if these ideas are to be respected.
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