Bomb and Information
Boston Marathon
“Whoever controls the media controls the mind” (Morrison). There are an unknown number of people who watch news daily and there are some who just watch them once in a while. Majority of these people who watch media do it just to catch up with some information and know what’s going on nationwide or worldwide. Media such as newspaper, TV news and social networks are really trusted by the society, therefore no matter what they say the majority of people trust the information that the media provides us. My cousin Manny Rosario and I got into an intense argument about the attack in Boston. His statement is how the government is manipulating the media about the bombing incident. He wanted to prove me that the government has something to do with the attack and also is manipulating the media with fake or inaccurate information so we can believe whatever the media says. When I first heard about the attack on the media I was so sure that the government did a good job but Manny showed me a video as evidence to reinforce his statement. Now I am standing in the middle of a circle of accurate and inaccurate information, but unfortunately I can’t decide who to trust. The media is not always right with the information that they are publishing therefore you can’t always trust the most reliable sources when there is a news.
To trust the media right after the event it is not a bad idea, but we need to know how to evaluate the information provided. The media controls our minds because they have the information that we are seeking, but we can rate the sources as accurate and non-accurate or incorrect. If you like to watch the news online, you should look at more trusted websites and match the information. Furthermore look for evidence that proves that the information is accurate. View the author’s bibliography and make sure the author knows about the topic and somehow has something to do with the topic. During the Marathon in Boston on April 15, 2013 there
“Whoever controls the media controls the mind” (Morrison). There are an unknown number of people who watch news daily and there are some who just watch them once in a while. Majority of these people who watch media do it just to catch up with some information and know what’s going on nationwide or worldwide. Media such as newspaper, TV news and social networks are really trusted by the society, therefore no matter what they say the majority of people trust the information that the media provides us. My cousin Manny Rosario and I got into an intense argument about the attack in Boston. His statement is how the government is manipulating the media about the bombing incident. He wanted to prove me that the government has something to do with the attack and also is manipulating the media with fake or inaccurate information so we can believe whatever the media says. When I first heard about the attack on the media I was so sure that the government did a good job but Manny showed me a video as evidence to reinforce his statement. Now I am standing in the middle of a circle of accurate and inaccurate information, but unfortunately I can’t decide who to trust. The media is not always right with the information that they are publishing therefore you can’t always trust the most reliable sources when there is a news.
To trust the media right after the event it is not a bad idea, but we need to know how to evaluate the information provided. The media controls our minds because they have the information that we are seeking, but we can rate the sources as accurate and non-accurate or incorrect. If you like to watch the news online, you should look at more trusted websites and match the information. Furthermore look for evidence that proves that the information is accurate. View the author’s bibliography and make sure the author knows about the topic and somehow has something to do with the topic. During the Marathon in Boston on April 15, 2013 there
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