To me, public media can do no wrong. When I think of commercial
media and public media, my mind always wonders over to the stereotypical hero
and villain movie, with justice always being served in the end and the bad guy
always ending up in jail or falling off the side of a high rise building. The
lecture discussed the characteristics of public media in great detail, but what
really stood out to me was what public media aimed to achieve. I would like to
recite this to the values that I thought were the most important.
-To produce quality. Without quality, what is the report
really worth? In my experience, people want to know directly what is happening,
without all the fluff and bullshit that is added to the story from commercial media.
-To make themselves relevant. This may be one of my
favourites. I’ve noticed over all my years that public media know what’s going
on in the world and place a high emphasis on the important details. Although commercial
media report the story, they usually place a just as high emphasis on irrelevant
stories such as Miley Cyrus’ haircut.
-And the most important one I believe: To always show both
sides of the story. For many years I have been forced to watch A Current Affair
with my parents and each time I do, my blood boils. Commercial media like ACA
only show one side of the story and manipulate it so much that personally, I
usually lose track of what the story is about. It’s hard to know what to think
when you’re only seeing one side of the story. That is why public media is
excellent. It is unbiased and shows both sides of the story. It allows us to
make up our own mind.
Thus, to conclude the blog, I will just reinforce the statement
that public media can do no wrong. I have chosen to ignore any cons and focus
on the pros.
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