A controversial topic in media right now is over sensationalized news. There is more of a focus on human interest stories and less accuracy in hard news stories. The medias main goal is to make ratings and to make ratings people want to hear about sensationalized news first and then maybe actually important news later if they have time.
I admit i get wrapped up in The Kardashians from time to time or i laugh at the fact that Lindsey Lohan went to jail again but at the end of the day i want to know what is happening in the real world. If only people put as much effort into protesting against school budget cuts instead of following celebrities on Twitter than our country would be better for it!
Before media evolved so much people were aware of our countries hardships and they spoke up. Our generation has been blinded by sensationalized media and whether we are aware of it or not, it is going to become a huge problem. It is in our nature to be suaded by such things but how do we change it?
I'm sure there are plenty of media outlets out there that would love to inform us as well as catch our interest but like any other business, the media is about profit. People that are providing accurate news coverage are sadly not getting as good of ratings as the reality shows are. People are adapting in any way possible and it will be interesting to see how the media will change 20 years from now, if it does.
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