As we all are becoming increasingly aware of the bias information that can be found in the media it is becoming somewhat clear when the sources that provide us with news are reliable or unreliable. This week I chose to report on a article that I found particularly interesting based on what we are currently learning in our AP government class. For those who are unaware the Cuban autocrat Fidel Castro has passed away at the age of 90. While in power he was a polarizing political figure with supporters in his country backing his regimes and some Americans who viewed Fidel as the radical leader who only wanted to free his country. The division in opinions can be due to the many conflicting reports about this militaristic leader who has been a anomaly to American media for many years. Regardless of how well informed you believe you are on the situation we are still reliant on the media to give us information which (as I previously stated) can not always be trusted. In this article we get to see the media's biggest flaw which is the misinterpretation of information whether is was purposely done or not. To give context to what happened in this article a reporter was reflecting on the deceased autocrat's interview in 1995. Supposedly Castro duped a interviewer by marching the same group of 18 soldiers past a him to exaggerate his support and gain attention for his cause. For a reporter to be so easily deceived really speaks volume toward where we get our information and how a lot of what is told to us is based off of perspective and not always fact. In order to explain why the reporter was so easily tricked it was believed that some of the information on Castro's man power was based what the reporter heard from some of the supporters that had also went to visit Castro so it could be said that this also caused the reporter to expect a larger force behind Castro and that is why he was so easily fooled. While this is somewhat entertaining there is a whole other story that this entire scenario was made up to make Castro more interesting then he actually was. What ever you choose to believe it is evident that we should take most things shared through media with a grain of salt and try to make our own informed decisions based on the facts that can be verified. This article has also made me reflect on how my writing or the reports I do can be leading and not always factually the best or unbiased. Do you believe that people are biased in there writing on purpose and if so is being biased deceiving towards the reader or true to what the author feels? Which of these stories do you believe to be true if any at all and why?https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/27/castro-claimed-he-tricked-the-new-york-times-but-we-may-be-the-real-dupes
I agree that the media sets out a bunch of bias information in certain peoples favors or touching on what they think matters. i believe that people are bias on purpose for many reasons. one reason would try to be in the favor in the certain kind of audience they are trying to apeal. Also the media isnt free so i believe that the media may speak on things in the support of the government. otherwise i dont thinik none of these stories are entirely true but if they are they arent the whole story. my solution to this would be that the media tells the whole story from different points of view so people can see it from different perspectives and make there own descision.
ReplyDeleteDo you believe it is possible to tell all sides of the story and manage to fully explain each stance fully. I do agree with your point but we should reasonble in our ideas. It would be more effective to tell a whole story and remain true to the facts and share less of their ideas.
DeleteIs being informed too much work? Can you blame one media source if you are not actively searching for another one? Yes, Castro kept a tight lid on the Cuban press but our news stories and elected leaders feed us propaganda as well.
ReplyDeleteIf one truly wants to be informed they will seacrh out facts and formulate their wn opinion. I strongly believe that it is no too much to ask the media outlets to act check each otherbefore sharing out information. They all are here for the service of the people so here ois no reason why they can ot be accountable and work together.
DeleteThe media tells the people information based on their prospective of the issue. So its like hearing a story being told from one persons point of view. But in actuality people should get the story told to them from different people and different point of views. I believe all people should get their information from different people and different sources, so that they can better educate themselves on the topic.
ReplyDeleteI believe new reporters are trained to not stay in their point of view but you can also find different sources for the same topic which can give you multiple points of view
DeleteI believe that people try to not be bias but you can only write so much in someone else perspective so we tend to write our own views and idea on the topic, i cannot agree with neither because we aren't the people in cuba we do not know what exactly happens there just like other countries do not know what happens here. Many people think this is the home of money, dreams, freedom but we are more chained up than we realize
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