One of the most dangerous aspects of staying informed about current events and news is ensuring the information you take is trustworthy.
The History Of Major News
Until the last two decades, major news events were predominantly told based on the important events that happened so that the public could be informed. While some parts of news events were sensationalized, they were usually based on substantiated facts. Today the approach to many hard-hitting news stories has changed.
Today’s Media Bias
While many news outlets place a small amount of emphasis on certain aspects of a news story, today, there is a stronger than usual attempt by many news organizations to completely change the narrative of a news event to fit a political agenda. This has included major news organizations creating news stories without verified sources while deleting vital facts from a story. Some news outlets have gone so far as to create propaganda, refuse to cover hard-hitting news that may damage a particular political group, and write stories with vague innuendos that hurts or helps a political group.
These changes have caused significant problems for the public’s ability to understand what is really happening in the news, which has substantially impacted public health, safety, and security.
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