The second hand news that you find on the web is, to me, some of the most interesting. It’s a way of watching the news that has been filtered, filtered, filtered! How could you not get excited about something you can’t get in the paper? If you’re a person who has an addiction to second-hand news, you’re not alone.
The problem with second-hand news is that its subject to the same kinds of biases that the paper does. Its not usually unbiased, but it is often a very, very selective version of that information. In other words, what is printed in the paper is often an exaggerated version of what the paper has been able to find out from the sources that have been reporting on the news.
In addition to the biases inherent in the news industry, there are the ones inherent in how the paper is published. If you really want to, you can even go as far as to print the truth. However, such a thing is a massive pain in the ass, and I’m sure those of you who don’t mind it may just find the paper a bit boring. That’s not to say that it’s not worthwhile. The fact of the matter is, the paper is very important.
If you want to find out what is going on in the world, look to your newspapers, but if you want the truth, you will see its often not as easy as just checking the papers out. Thats because the media is all too often biased. They have their own agendas and the reporting is often skewed. The media can be used to make the public think this is the way the world is and that the rest of us shouldn’t be so concerned about information.
The public doesn’t need to read newspapers. All they really need to do is look out the window, which they can do anytime they want, and see what is going on in the world. We have all seen the media doing this with their constant headlines about “The world economy is going to collapse”. And that is true, but I think what they are doing is more like saying “the world economy is going to collapse because of me”.
Maybe. But that is the way most of us are. We are constantly looking out the window to see what is going on. We have people looking out their windows, too. We are constantly surfing the web and looking at the headlines. How many times have you seen someone complaining about how the media sucks, because they don’t give them the news? And you can’t see it because you are looking out the window like this person.
All of this is the truth. Our social media is the most important part of the web. We are the most important factor in our lives, but we cannot be the only ones who have the power to control it. When we are on autopilot for so long, we forget we have to stop and think about it every time we wipe our ass or start a car. We can’t control our minds; we can only control our brains.
I have yet to see a news story that I thought was bad enough to post on this blog. But there is definitely a place for a good news story. There’s a couple of good news headlines that I like to post about on our website. Check out this one for example. It’s a quote from a man who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and was told by doctors to stop using the bathroom because the pipes are too old.
So theres a few other good news headlines that I like to post about on our website. Check out this one for example. Its not like the news report says nothing about my cancer diagnosis but the news story says it. What a great idea.
The news report is about a man who was diagnosed with Alzheimers and was told by doctors to stop using the bathroom because the pipes are too old. So theres a few other good news headlines that I like to post about on our website. Check out this one for example. Its not like the news report says nothing about my cancer diagnosis but the news story says it. What a great idea.