Does Media help in portraying the reality or media often wants to show it’s own story fulfilling it’s own agenda?
There are some serious questions around the world being raised towards the sanctity of Media. Towards its neutrality and intended plagiarism.
Eminent sociologists tend to believe that Media in its search for a story, tends to create more of a divide than unity; tends to create more of an illusion out of a single piece of reality.
More of an inception….
Professor Chomsky once asked about the role of Media had to say this :
“What you know about Iraq war is not the whole true. It’s the war made up by media and Bush. Today the word Media is much more dangerous than ever. They have the power to show what is half truth. Their truth. And that is quite dangerous and one of the strongest reasons for the divide. For the clash between people to people. It’s a new age militancy which we have to deal with…”
On April 28, Geraldo Rivera was confronted by a young black Baltimore resident as he prepared to report on the unrest in the city following the death of Freddie Gray. The resident explained his frustration with Fox News’ failure to spotlight Gray’s death while hyping the unrest that ensued.
The young man explained to Rivera, “I want you and Fox News to get out of Baltimore City, because you are not here reporting about the boarded up homes and the homeless people under MLK.
You’re not reporting about the poverty levels up and down North Avenue. … But you’re here for the black riots that happen. … you’re not here for the death of Freddie Gray.”
You can watch the video at YouTube. In the mean time my heart goes out to Baltimore and wish the people come out as stronger and unified for a hopeful future.
Sat Biswas 