Issue 9

Issue 9

Although I cannot deny that I thoroughly enjoy comedic sources of information such as “The Daily Show With John Stewart,” I would have to agree with Fox, Glory, Koloen, and Sahin when they state that “fake” news can mislead the public. 

At times I definitely believe that that these late night shows can be legitimate sources of information, however I think that since the information is constantly presented in a comical manner to its viewers, it is completely impossible to not be biased towards either side of the spectrum, which in turn influences people to take sides. 

Don’t get me wrong, I most definitely think these types of shows are funny and mostly agree with the points and views expressed, but I can completely understand how people would think that these sources can mislead the public.   I mean, if opinions were constantly being thrown around on regular news broadcasting channels, newspapers, and magazines, I don’t think that the public would really consider them to be legitimate sources of world news and information. 

Another point that stood out to me was Mindich’s view of youth.  He believes that, “in addition to knowing less, the youth cares less, votes less, and follows the news less than their elders,”  and I absolutely agree with this point.   How many 20 year olds do you know that you can honestly say sit down and have a legitimate conversation about politics?  Not many.  Their distrust in the political system and mainly not believing that they, themselves can make a difference, causes them to believe that it simply does not matter, which to me is genuinely sad.  To be honest, I am also guilty of this, which is why I can understand the reasons as to why our age feels this way. 

I would love to start understanding more about the political system in which our country is run by and to gain more knowledge, which is a reason, in addition to many others, why I am excited to be in the Media, Politics, and Society class.