In today's American society, the media has an extremely strong influence on the people's attitudes. Information about events both in this nation and around the world are covered and interpreted by the media before used to inform the American people. Such a method of transmitting information is bound to be biased, since the reporters and researchers are only human themselves, and therefore prone to using personal beliefs and backgrounds to color the news reports passed on to the audience. While expected, not all of the audience is aware of this phenomenon, and it is here that a problem is born. Perhaps if every citizen knew of the personal interpretations that every piece of data goes through before reaching their homes, evening news casts and morning newspapers could be taken in with a grain of salt, recognizing the differences in interpretation. Many listeners of media simply assume that the information they are absorbing is completely impartial and simply the information......
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