media entry # 3 (associated beliefs that come along with media)

the media and news has its ways of being taken as a trustworthy and credible sources, even when it comes to news that is completely one sided. many people on every side of the globe create opinions and back up their old beliefs with one-sided information that can be very misleading. people must understand that many news stations give off news that supports the views of THAT station, making it very biased information that is being sent as a ripple through the public. simple yet radical beliefs are now shared among many because of the biased opinions that the media places within its watcher. beliefs that the arabs are all terrorists are very untrue. Media has been used as a weapon throughout history for many causes. When the USA was fighting communism, they used media to their advantage, using it to spread out lies that communism is evil and it will lead to the mass destruction of the world and all that is good. However, we do not know if the beliefs that are held by the watchers have come across because of the watchers' personalities or because the media is being untrustworthy. the news is very helpful at moments, but the watchers must be smart enough to know that they should not believe everything that they hear or see on television.