"There are other news pitfalls that media-literate students should be ready to identify. Reporters operating under a time crunch may overly rely on controlled information from a press briefing managed by the press secretary. Or, because of a lack of expertise in economics or science, news reporters may use a press release composed by a corporate publicist without checking the information through other sources."(Abilock)
According to this statement, there are times among our media when those who are reporting it are knowingly giving out information that could be inaccurate. This surprised me because I've never given that concept any prior thought. Whenever i have had issues with the media, it is usually because i disagree with whatever opinion that a speaker or reporter is sending to the audience. There have been times in my life when i feel that a politician is taking another politicians words out of context, in order to suit his own dogma. For myself, i suppose I've always have had a blind trust that a reporter would do their job, and make sure the information he/she is sending into the public is correct. I've always assumed that to do otherwise would result in someone finding error in the publication. Wouldn't a journalist want to avoid this to save themselves embarrassment?
Abilock, Debbie. "A Seven-Power Lens on 21st-Century Literacy." . MultiMedia Schools, 2003. Web. 26 Feb 2012. <http://www.infotoday.com/mmschools>.
This video discusses some of the issues we have been discussing. This deals with how the media isn't always accurate and acknowledges that the information we receive is usually biased.
How the News Works. Youtube, 2007. web. 26 Feb 2012.
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