DEMOCRACY OR CORPORATOCRACY?

Media has a dual role of not only protecting the public from a corrupt government, but also in shaping our perspectives. Making informed decisions depends upon receiving balanced, fact-based news. As such, the agenda of the Media must be kept under a microscope. If Media serves only the interests of government and corporations, where is that democratic watchdog, i.e., the Media? It’s fair to say, once faith in the Press is shattered, faith in democracy shatters too. And, while everyone knows major Media is driven largely by profits, there will always remain a need for principled journalism—patently. If Media no longer serves the interest of the People, the unspeakable implication is —we don’t really live in a democratic society. All the more reason to promote and support independent, investigative journalists.

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BoldSam · 46-50, F

@kingkyri Indeed. They say you don’t grow if you never change and change is the need of the hour.

canusernamebemyusername · M

I get my news about the country from outside the country. That way there is less bias as another country has less interest in aligning itself with agendas within the country it is reporting on. Like the BBC and Al Jazeera.

BoldSam · 46-50, F

@canusernamebemyusername We live in a completely interdependent world, which simply means we cannot escape each other.

canusernamebemyusername · M

@BoldSam True. But I try to reduce the bias as much as possible. Also if I am really interested in something I'll research it for myself which helps discover the truth as well.

BoldSam · 46-50, F

@canusernamebemyusername That's great 👍️. There’s an unspoken consensus shared among smart humans.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

There's always been [i]some[/i] degree of political bias in the media.
100 years ago it was left or right wing editorials in daily papers.
It's just a shame that so many news outlets these days, across so many different platforms are controlled by so [i]few[/i] media moguls.

That means there's a factioning of information. Worse still, truth !
Investigative journalism seems to be something of a rarity these days.
Whether that's because newspapers and media companies refuse to pay for it. Or because it suits their owners interests that their reporters don't dig too deep and 'bury' certain stories I don't know.

BoldSam · 46-50, F

@Picklebobble2 Exactly. Where as biased journalism has become a norm, redundant and recycled information also has become a trend. There is no independent research. I see it in every area of the market today from fashion design to big tech. If a celebrity wears something flashy it’s not long before everyone has to have it, too. When Apple comes out with a slick new desktop model or phone design, many computer companies attempt to emulate the look. Following what’s hot and trendy is effective in getting attention and then success—however short-lived that success may be. It’s always been like that: where there are a few originators, there are many, many more wagon jumpers who say, “me too!” They mimic and emulate.
And I find it’s no different in the world of journalism.

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BoldSam · 46-50, F

@Overwatch6 This question has more than one dialectological onionskin to patiently peel away. It seems there’s often a strange sort of sub-culturally reinforced wink and nod that’s shared among those supposedly in the know, but it’s really a mirror house of semantics one steps into when we ask
that pure question with the hope of a pure answer.

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Wraithorn · 51-55, M

I agree. Democracy worldwide is now just a sham. I have heard many journalists complaining about their hands being tied with threats of being fired. There is very little independant media left and democracy is being oppressed because of it.

BoldSam · 46-50, F

@Wraithorn I feel for the most vulnerable.But don’t let this dissuade you. There is still hope and ways to participate. It's we who have to make the change and it has to be done together.

Wraithorn · 51-55, M

@BoldSam That is one of the good things about the internet. We can share whatever information we want and that can help us to look through the illusion of bullshit. Unfortunately companies like Google and Facebook are being more and more manipulative. We need to be aware of that.

BoldSam · 46-50, F

@Wraithorn Things will be grim for many people in many countries, but do not despair . This question has more than one dialectological onionskin to patiently peel away. It seems there’s often a strange sort of sub-culturally reinforced wink and nod that’s shared among those supposedly in the know, but it’s really a mirror house of semantics one steps into when we ask that pure question with the hope of a pure answer.

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