"Citizens must understand that a news story is always constructed by choosing from the information given, shaped by the "lens" of a particular writer or photographer, written for a particular audience, and told from a particular setting." (Abilock, 2003).
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I think that if more people knew that information given on the news is shaped by the "lens" then more people would not take all the news they read or hear at only face value and actually try to find out why that is the message the news media is giving you. All the major news companies distort the news they give us because they want us to hear the news and take it from their point of view rather than letting the citizen know the whole truth so the citizen can form their own opinion. The article talks about how the news coverage of Iraq didn't show people being killed in war, but rather settled on showing bombing runs from a far away point of view. I believe this is wrong because if they really wanted to report the full unedited or unswayed opinions then everything should be shown and not just bits and pieces.
Reference:
Abilock, Debbie. “A Seven-Power Lens On 21st-Century Literacy: Instilling
Cross-Disciplinary Visual, News Media, and Information-Literacy Skills.”
MultiMedia Schools November/December (2003): 30-35. Web: October 1, 2011
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This is a Youtube video that tells about a former FOX news employee and gives inside information, it's a little long but interesting.
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