Several syndicated news programs are owned by a few large corporations that may tend to favor a specific political view. The days of getting unbiased mainstream news coverage are long gone. These programs no longer just cover the news, they also generate opinions — often swaying the audience watching.
This level of pandering is not a surprise to either side of the fence. Corporations are in business for the bottom line and will follow new trends to get there. That newest trend being — opinion-based news.
The phrase “fake news” was coined by President Trump in an effort to challenge stations that were reporting, what he believed to be, fake news about him. This concept has taken off in the minds of many Americans. People are consistently judging the legitimacy of news coverage provided by major stations such as: Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC.
Coincidently, a video surfaced showing that news stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group were having their reporters recite a speech saying that they are dedicated to providing balanced and fair news coverage. Thus, fueling the conversation that the news is just producing propaganda.
Syndicated programs have shied away from investigative reporting in an effort to make sensational news more popular. Modern news doesn’t seem to be dedicated to reporting just the facts. Mainstream media simply finds a hot button current event topic and addresses it according the partisan views of their employer. Seems simple enough.
How can the general population stay informed on real unbiased facts surrounding current events across the nation? By abandoning their typical news outlets. In order to get outside information, one must seek it.
The wealth of the knowledge is at our fingertips. People are doing labor intensive research on topics the general public needs to know the truth about. Professors, scientists and students in academia spend tireless hours doing exhaustive research and studies on current issues.
While the average person, isn’t going to want to tread through an academic journal; other options exist. Believe it or not encyclopedias haven’t retreated to the stone age. Research based organizations are available to feed you factual information without making you feel like you have to pick a side.
Pew Research Center and Science Daily are sites that deliver research based, non-partisan information. Better yet, support your local library by utilizing the plentiful resources it provides.
Independent news organizations have investigative journalists waiting for fresh eyes to absorb their work. Check out Reveal, C-Span, and Al Jazeera English for these types of articles.
The facts are out there, go find them.
