It is extremely hard to find non-partisan political information because it is not the coin of the realm, so to speak. Politicians who want certain things to happen know that if they present this information, or facts, to a candid public, they could be foiled in their efforts. Those would be efforts to bring about something voters do not want. This is the case in many of the laws enacted against the will of the people.
Making it even harder to find is part of the reason for the fourth estate. News coverage rarely, if ever now, present the facts that will put their selected politicians in a bad light. What the party says, the media repeats. There is no investigative desire anymore.
There are many websites that suggest they are down the middle as far as news coverage is concerned. They want readers to believe they only have an interest in presenting balanced coverage of all aspects of each issue. There is a good way to determine whether they are, indeed, presenting facts as opposed to the fiction that is presented by the broadcast media.
A very good way to determine whether any presentation is non partisan or not is to read or listen with an open mind. If the piece is an exercise in emotion, harsh rhetoric and or an appeal to do something, right now, it is not a recitation of factual data. Since nonpartisan information does not necessarily assist either side in an issue, each side should offer it.
The media is missing in action when it comes to presenting facts about the gun control issues. They pick up and repeat the often quoted words from Federal representatives that there are too many guns on the street. They do not mention the second amendment, except in passing, and imply that law abiding gun owners could be considered criminals for exercising this right.
What can not usually be found is the facts that gun control laws do not curb gun related crimes. The harshest restriction laws are in the cities with the highest crime rates, and that is after the laws are in effect. The mental health issues, surrounding the largest percentage of these crimes, are not reported on or are denied by the vast majority of the talking heads.
All of the facts that can help people form the opinions that are needed to see that cooler heads prevail is not made available to them easily. The emotional pulling of the heart strings, it seems, is more important than doing the informed thing. Most of the politicos appreciate everything being done to keep the facts away from people who would otherwise not vote for them if they knew the truth.
A place where non-partisan political information should be on display is in political debates. Not so fast, as the media is moderating the vast majority of them and everyone knows their bias. One side will actually be helped by the moderator and the other side will not know what hit them. The side out of favor with the media will not get balanced coverage. The other side will gain all of the headlines and nothing will be known, again, about what needed to be said.
Making it even harder to find is part of the reason for the fourth estate. News coverage rarely, if ever now, present the facts that will put their selected politicians in a bad light. What the party says, the media repeats. There is no investigative desire anymore.
There are many websites that suggest they are down the middle as far as news coverage is concerned. They want readers to believe they only have an interest in presenting balanced coverage of all aspects of each issue. There is a good way to determine whether they are, indeed, presenting facts as opposed to the fiction that is presented by the broadcast media.
A very good way to determine whether any presentation is non partisan or not is to read or listen with an open mind. If the piece is an exercise in emotion, harsh rhetoric and or an appeal to do something, right now, it is not a recitation of factual data. Since nonpartisan information does not necessarily assist either side in an issue, each side should offer it.
The media is missing in action when it comes to presenting facts about the gun control issues. They pick up and repeat the often quoted words from Federal representatives that there are too many guns on the street. They do not mention the second amendment, except in passing, and imply that law abiding gun owners could be considered criminals for exercising this right.
What can not usually be found is the facts that gun control laws do not curb gun related crimes. The harshest restriction laws are in the cities with the highest crime rates, and that is after the laws are in effect. The mental health issues, surrounding the largest percentage of these crimes, are not reported on or are denied by the vast majority of the talking heads.
All of the facts that can help people form the opinions that are needed to see that cooler heads prevail is not made available to them easily. The emotional pulling of the heart strings, it seems, is more important than doing the informed thing. Most of the politicos appreciate everything being done to keep the facts away from people who would otherwise not vote for them if they knew the truth.
A place where non-partisan political information should be on display is in political debates. Not so fast, as the media is moderating the vast majority of them and everyone knows their bias. One side will actually be helped by the moderator and the other side will not know what hit them. The side out of favor with the media will not get balanced coverage. The other side will gain all of the headlines and nothing will be known, again, about what needed to be said.
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire