Life in the Lost Lane
A collective of English Gentlemen

Friday, February 21

The media may have a responsibility, but only to itself.

Views are subjective, there are no two ways about that, hence the name. There is no media chameleon that can report from 2 simultaneous directions. They would be viewed as being unreliable and having no stand-point of there own. Think about when you are discussing a particular report, or, story, at some point there will be mention of where you heard it, (I will use newspapers as an example, because they provide the clearest polarised view), now this will have a complete bearing on the direction of the conversation from there on in. Let me explain, a report on the war which is read in The Sun is going to lead people to dismiss any points that you try to make using them as your source of information, this is simply because we have our own bias and opinions, we choose which paper to read, and this is usually one that alludes to our own outlook on life and fulfills the need in the way that we want to see the world. If we want to see tits, cheeky cats and footballers wives, then we can find a reporting medium to satisfy this. If we have staunch conservative views then we can find a medium to have these affirmed, thus reinforcing and confirming that our opinions are right.

If you look at television/radio news this has evolved according to demand, in terms of how society has come to digest it. It has moved along a path which, started with 'just the facts' being reported, which the listener followed unquestionably, (hence why George Orwell's War of the Worlds caused the panic it did), to what we have now which is convenience news, comparable to the fast-food mentality that we now have. People want bite-sized portions that they can snap up whilst they are on the go, without having to sit and concentrate and analyse and assess what they are being told, we all do it. The snatching of a report starts a conversation when meeting others, it leads to debate, but on a very shallow level, it fills silences. Therefore, I would have to ask, although the media has a bias, there is no denying that, not even they do, but isn't it down to the individual to inform themselves? Sounds Idealistic, yes I know.

On the subject of James Bulger ITV had an hour interview with the child's father recently, which showed the devastation that it had caused to the family and how this man was now broken, so although the papers may have wrongly prioritised what they thought was 'news'. The coverage was there, even if it does need to be searched for in order to be seen.

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