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Originally Posted by purplewings How can we preserve our right to say what we believe? I'm worried and a little angry. 
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Your right to say what you believe is not in danger. Don't worry. Be happy.
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Originally Posted by purplewings ? I thought media's job was to fairly report a situation - not to label or take sides. |
The media's job is to get as many people as possible to pay attention to it so that they can charge advertisers more money for delivering more eyeballs. It's important to understand that the only thing that matters to them is that you pay attention, not whether you approve or disapprove, agree or disagree. Disapproving attention is worth just as much to them as approval is, so stoking controversy is their stock-in-trade. If you really want to strike a blow against them, ignore them completely. If you aren't willing to do that, don't complain about what they serve up.