I was watching Real Time with Bill Maher last night. Dan Rather was on and they were talking about Fox News and it obvious slant toward the Republican Party. Mr. Rather said that people should use the internet as a supplement to TV, Radio and News papers because the tradition news outlets are more reliable. I can see his point, but at the same time, all of these outlets are just as susceptible to opinion.
It is becoming more and more obvious that reports and news organizations are more and more influenced by partisan politics and different special interests. So how are the traditional outlets more reliable than new outlets such as the internet? True you have to be very selective with the information that you base your decisions on when reading something on the internet, but you get more points of view on each topic.
Honestly I have next to no confidence in the information presented by the traditional outlets. Mr. Rather noted that the news business has been moved more toward the entertainment business. TV News shows are more like watching a reality TV show than a show that you should be getting important information from. News has always been used to shape people’s opinions and to shape this country. I believe that the internet and information presented on the internet will help produce a better informed public. People just have to be very selective about the information that they believe, but hey now days you have to do that with the traditional methods as well.
