Politics: Has The Media Gone Too Far?
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The Media, television, newspaper and radio have gone out of their way to make sure you have "up-to-the-second coverage of the latest political information." Is this perhaps too far for anything not directly pertinent to the next few moments of life? These moments include traffic news, air strikes ....
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.... to find a new edge or new story to report before any other "news organization".
The basic purpose of the establishment of news organizations is to report to the public what is occurring. Instead, the evolution of "Active Journalism", digging up a story, instead of waiting for it to "land in your lap" is the most detrimental effect to the bloated media. The problem with "Active Journalism" is that it will reveal stories that perhaps should have stayed private. The need for the public to k ....
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