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Media with the ideas of Mark Weisbort

In the article, "When Media Fails" published on May 7, 2003, Mark Weisbrot writes about his disappointment in America's media. He explains how recently, media has brought about its own criticism by misrepresenting the war in Iraq. It is compared to Venezuela in that both countries are seen as a somewhat of a disgrace to journalism. Next, Weisbrot brings up Saddam Hussein's involvement in Sept. 11. American's think that this could be true because it was implied by the Bush administration and because of the encouragement for this idea from journalists. Of course these saints could never be at fault, so they blame and criticize American's for believing what was reported when the information was available somewhere else. Journalists cannot blame someone else for their problems; instead they need to restructure their ways of reporting. The media should not let the government deceive its people and they should not aid in the process. Reporting also needs to involve the public as a wh...

Posted by: Garrick Christian

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