Question of the Day: Is it ethical to tell one side of the story in any situation, to display any type of bias, or focus on one extreme when telling a news story? We all know how liberal the major U.S. networks are regarding the war in Iraq. But shift to the opposite side and consider us military broadcasters over here, trying to get the message of the good that is going on in Iraq, back to the American people. Are we basically the exact opposite of the liberal networks, pushing our own agenda and propagandizing by telling only the good side of what’s going on, or are we doing a good service to the American people by showing them a side to this war that they won’t see on the civilian news networks? Is it propaganda or a carefully fought information war?
It’s a tough question that demands an answer, and I hope to have that answer when my 179 days over here is done. But for right now, let me know what you think.
If you need to, view some of my news stories to get a glimpse of the kind of reporting we do over here. Then compare that to what you see on the major news networks each day.
Ah, the never ending debate over the “liberal media.” People are always going to think that the media is biased toward the other side of the spectrum because they hear things they dont want to hear and it makes them uncomfortable.
It is the job of the media to tell the story of the day and the time, whether its the fact that there are good things happening over there or the fact that the death toll and the financial costs are rising every day.
Its a very delicate thing that journalists fight about every day.
Yes, that is a Brian response alright!
Hi Brian, good to hear you on here again. And yes I do agree that we need to hear both sides of what is exactly happening. There is more to the story then just the hard, cold facts of the war. We do need to hear that, but we also need to hear the soldiers side, the Iraqi’s side of the story. Liberal media it is. If we were told a balanced story with the facts as well as the things that Chris has reported to us, then I think alot of people would have a very different perspective on this war.