The Newsroom

The media is a very frustrating industry. It seems that as time continues the media industry is evolving into something we barely recognize. I understand that making a profit is part of the deal, but shouldn't bringing relevant news into our homes be the top priority. It has become alarmingly obvious that each media network has their own particular agenda and has no real qualms with expressing and furthering their agenda.

This is a topic, I find myself discussing a lot with friends. So many stories are over exageratted while others are underrepresented. The media will spend weeks covering Manti Teo which has no real impact and at the same time forget to mention the American struggles abroad. And when actua; news is reported it seems like the media relishes in creating a dramatic story as if they are producing a movie or rather than reporting on real lives. The horrific event in Newtown, Connecticut is a great example of news affiliates so eager to be first with the story that they chose to misrepresent the known details. Instead of reporting on the facts and the situation a story was being told as if the facts weren't enough to keep a viewer's attention. Many media outlets had to reverse on many of their reports.

Has anyone seen the new HBO program, The Newsroom? It's a new television show about the life within a newsroom all the way from the people behind the scenes and how stories are selected for on air production. What I find interesting about the show is that a new executive producer is brought it and she wants to ensure they are reporting the news and is very particular about what stories they air and how they discuss them. It really makes you question the high powered media outlets that get so much of our attention and how they monitor themselves.


What frustrates you about the media today? What could be done differently?

--Krystal