I missed class today, but so I have looked at the powerpoints online and so far there is only one from the 1pm-3pm class, so I am going to talk about something I read in their presentation.
"A reporter is expected to be “objective” in his or her account of the facts. "
There is already a problem with truth and objectivity in this quote, because it is the account of that person's opinion of what are 'the facts.' I don't think that there is a lack of truth in the media, I just think that there are different truths. The fact that truth is and means different things to different people is a big part of the problem. There are hundreds of different definitions of truth flying around on the internet, and not to mention three different definitions in the one Oxford Dictionary alone. So if there are so many different definitions of the one concept out there, who are we to say that something is or is not true, when we are not looking at it from the same definition as the person writing it?
The fact that the truth is so hard to define, means that it is a concept that will continue to be taken advantage of by those who like to stretch the truth, and can probably find a definition that will back them up.
there is also a difference between an opinion and a set of facts the majority agree on. We may never have ALL the facts that is definitely true, but we should always try to get them.
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