What is the role of media?
Posted on Nov 14th, 2007
by 
Audi Oh!
Audi Oh!
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for November 14, 2007:
The role of the media is to be a vehicle for keeping the public informed (news media) and entertained.
The idea of fair and balanced reportage when it comes to news reporting has come under assault in our current culture as a result of the erosion of FCC regulations. As a result we see much more biased reportage including phenomena such as "Fox News" which has adopted the term "Fair and Balanced" as part of their branding...and having nothing to do with actually being fair and balanced.
The good news is that there are countervailing forces at work as well...Bill Moyers, Public television and radio, Current TV to name a few.
I am making my own small effort to provide media that brings positive messages to light. My current project is an internet TV Show called "The Naked Salon" which can be viewed on GotWebTV.com on Fridays at 11 am PST.
I invite you to watch, call in and provide ideas for content.
Audi Oh!
The idea of fair and balanced reportage when it comes to news reporting has come under assault in our current culture as a result of the erosion of FCC regulations. As a result we see much more biased reportage including phenomena such as "Fox News" which has adopted the term "Fair and Balanced" as part of their branding...and having nothing to do with actually being fair and balanced.
The good news is that there are countervailing forces at work as well...Bill Moyers, Public television and radio, Current TV to name a few.
I am making my own small effort to provide media that brings positive messages to light. My current project is an internet TV Show called "The Naked Salon" which can be viewed on GotWebTV.com on Fridays at 11 am PST.
I invite you to watch, call in and provide ideas for content.
Audi Oh!
Access: Public
media
May 2008 