As a journalism student, this question makes me cringe heavily. WHO is the media? Are you talking about fake news sites, are you talking about social media? It is all very.... dumb. Does the media include the tv shows you binge and the music you listen to at a high volume? The question is vague, yet everyone knows where the question is really going.
People like to blame the news. People often think that it's too biased, that journalists aren't reputable, that somehow reporting fake news is the norm. I'm here to tell you that it is a journalists job to be as factual, unbiased and ethical as possible. Fake news is not a new thing. There are sites devoted to reporting wacky things. Tabloids by the checkout aisle at the grocery store are a big testament to this. Guess what? that's not new. What is new? People are more likely to look at an article that they personally disagree with because in someway it makes them feel like what they like is negative, so they call it fake. It's not fake just because you disagree with it. That isn't a thing. Just because my team loses a volleyball match does not mean that the game wasn't real. The Knight Foundation recently posted on their blog that young adults are worried about the division of our country due to media. Yes, news is important, yes, sometimes there is a slant based on the company, everyone knows that there is a Fox to every CNN. For my fellow young people who are nervous about News Media, I suggest that you become a better consumer of media, stop thinking that every opposing news site is automatically unrepeatable, by understanding the other side to the story, you will know the story better. Don't place yourself in an echo chamber. Know how to spot fake news, but know more about how to be informed by news.
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