Listening To: Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root
Wise Words: "I am constantly torn between killing myself and killing everyone around me" - Unknown
This week’s lecture looked at
public media, a good comparative to last week’s lecture on commercial media.
The purpose of public media is to serve or engage the public, and it is often a
more reliable source for factual and truthful news.
Bruce talked about public
media corporations such as the ABC having less bias than other outlets, which I
also believe to be true. Instinctually, when looking at online news, I will
visit news sites such as ABC or BBC first, or to ensure that I story I read
elsewhere is in fact true.
However, I often get bored
with public media on television, as their news shows do not engage me like
those do on commercial media networks. Television programs such as The Project or Good News Week, although less factual and reliable than public
media news programs, are more engaging and therefore I am more likely to actually
take in what I am hearing.
Bruce also touched briefly on
how channels such as ABC and SBS aren’t Government run; they are run by the
people. This was an interesting fact for me as I always assumed that these networks
were sponsored by the government. Better go and edit my post about last week’s
lecture. This makes them less susceptible to media censorship, and although in
Australia we do not have strictly censored media, it is a big issue in other
parts of the world.
So let’s keep our fingers
crossed that we maintain
our right to uncensored media,
Emily
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