Journal 13
The media is too concentrated. Too few people own too much. There’s really five companies that control 90 percent of what we read, see, and hear. It’s not healthy.
---Ted Turner (American Media Mogul, Founder of CNN)
Explain Turner’s argument, then discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree. Support your argument with examples from your readings, observations, or experiences.
Journal #13:
Turner's argument is completely accurate. Due to few people controlling many media sources, our news is filtered through their bias. News is suppose to be as objective as possible so that the audience can make an informed decision. Instead we have large amounts of people spreading half side news causing so much ignorance on what the true facts are. The five companies control, just as Turner states, our news and it causes so much bias on news that the audience cannot get the real objective facts. All news channels have their own bias, such as Fox and CNN. In class we have viewed and analyzed these biases and their affect on the general public. Which is why the audience should find as many sources for their news to gather the most facts that lead us, the audience, closer to the truth.
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