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What role do you think the media played in the 2016 Presidential election?
Decide.
It’s the most important step each one of us takes in our lives. Decide what we think is important and steer our life in that direction.
Without this determination, we often find ourselves misled by the passing fancy of an overzealous press or an under-informed society.
Once you understand the function of the media, you can begin to comprehend how their input is valuable, and where it is detrimental to your own well-being. Here is the agenda of the media in the United States of America:
1. Dig up information–the fresher the better.
In the process of desiring to bring news-breaking stories, often truth and detail are compromised. So in order to be intelligent, you must realize that what you hear is not dependable unless it has survived 72 hours of scrutiny.
2. Fill time.
When the nightly news was only half an hour in length, there was no requirement to cover so many stories with so many angles, as with the introduction of the 24-hour news cycle.
It is similar to going to a party knowing you’re going to stay an hour, or going to a party knowing you will be forced into the confines of that environment for four hours. Under the one-hour limit, you don’t have to work so hard to fill the time, and therefore may actually be less likely to lie, exaggerate or gossip.
3. Make money.
Yes, the media is at the mercy of sponsors, and they often have an agenda. So the media finds itself subject to that agenda, and therefore they pad reports with stories which support the requirement.
So whenever you watch a news organization, you are getting their “take” on the news instead of an even representation.
As for me, I consider what the media is doing–having already determined three things for my own lifestyle
A. I will love my neighbor as myself.
B. I will take personal responsibility for my life.
C. I will be of good cheer.
I feel that the media during this Presidential election was instrumental in robbing us of a sense of brotherly love, personal responsibility and certainly a desire to have good cheer.
There were just times I had to turn it off to maintain the integrity of my heart’s desire and mission.
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