Entry #9 The Media

The media in this day and age has a tremendous impact on how society views problems and certain views. Every media teams wants society to believe what they are reporting on and telling us even if it is not the whole truth. The major issue with the media today is that whenever anyone in society sees an article from the media they wholeheartedly believe every single word they try and tell them. Lets take all of the stories about Covid-19 so far. The only thing the media is telling us about it is how many deaths there are from it, they are not telling you that the recovery rate is over 90 percent. The media has such a huge impact on what societies believe and cause mass panic whenever something serious like Covid-19 shows up. The only thing they really care about is their rating and how much they are profiting from the lies they are telling you. They want all of society to believe the one thing they are telling you and not all sides and views of the topic or issue they are discussing. If we happened to shut down all media from talking about anything but the essentials and what the society needs to know I believe that there will be much less panic and hysteria involved with the media. The media has never been a good source of reliable information no matter which source you are looking at. The only way to get reliable information is directly from whoever is doing the research or has had first hand encounters with the issue. I have never believed a single thing the media has tried telling us and I do not believe I ever will.