I was watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight, and he pointed out some Fox News video clip that was unbelievable to watch. Fox had a clip of a recent rally that opposed the Health Care Reform bill. Although there were only about 10,000 people there, according to the Washington Post, Fox put the number at somewhere between 20,000-45,000 people. The clip showed footage from two different rallies - the one against the health care bill and the 912 rally. The 912 rally had much more people there and Steward insinuated that they used the footage to make it seem like there were more people than the Washington Post reported. Is this a simple mistake or something that was done on purpose?
The television news programs seem to be getting more and more biased. This makes me question the future of news media in the country. Discerning fact from fiction is becoming extremely hard since every station seems to be pulling for some political party or another. I've found it hard to make an independent decision based purely on facts, because every form of news media seems to say something different.
Other forms of news media seem to be in trouble. Newspapers are going online in order to survive, because at this rate, print journalism isn't going to be as popular as it once was and the amount of newspapers are declining every month. Even news radio may be at risk. Stations like NPR could be in trouble. Many people seem to be going online to listen to the radio, since internet radio is getting more and more popular. People are using 'Radio Bookmarks' and iPhone users can even tune in with certain downloadable apps. The news media is changing a lot and it seems that journalistic ethics are changing as well.
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