After my last post I was still thinking about the meida and the shift to online publications. There have been several events over the last few months (mostly since the town hall health care debates) that have not been covered well by the main stream news outlets. These events include the tea parties and the 912ers plus others.
This last week the President, first lady, and Oprah were pushing for the Olympics to be held in Chicago. While they were lobbying for the Olympics the people of Chicago were holding protest that they didn't want the Olympics in their city. However, I think that I saw 2 (quick) stories on this, while they featured Obama's speech to the Olymic committee on the news.
I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that we (the people) elected "representatives" to stand up for what we wanted and make our voice heard. Represent in the dictionary says to present a likeness of. It feels more like they have their own agenda and they spend their time talking the people into supporting their agenda. What has to happen for the media to be the voice of the people instead of the voice of government?
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I agree with you. It definitely is pretty sad to see the ways in which the government and the media have changed over time not for the better, but for worse. And you are completely right when you say that we elect representatives to be the voice of the people. However, it does seem like now the government is only trying to push us into supporting their views by using the media as a marketing tool. As we have talked about in class discussions, this is a type of propaganda that results in a lack of information and truth being delivered to the public. The role of the media is to inform the public and reporters have a duty to the people to protect our public interest, which includes being the voice of the people.
ReplyDeletei agree with a lot what you said however, having the Olympics in your city is a big responsibility, as we learned in 96. in preparation, transit needs to be refined, buildings need to be erected and a plethora of other expensive projects need to be taken under way. i can understand why people may be against that, however, the Olympics is a global event, which means that Chicago isn't the only group that should have a say. people in countries around the world will see it as the U.S is hosting the Olympics and we should realize that not only is it an honor but it is also a political statement of power to show our dominance. china realized that years ago, which explains why they put so much emphasis on preparing for the games and attempting to out-do all the other hosting countries. having the games here again, and soon could mean a chance to out-do china, which, in our global economic milieu could be a big statement to the rest of the world... so i guess what im saying is that although some people in Chicago may be against it, there is a greater good that should also be taken into account.
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