Voters should decide without media influence
A neighbor down the road has a bumper sticker on his van: "Do not trust the media." I know from the other stickers on his vehicle that he is not of the same political persuasion as I am. Basically, the point of my letter is for all voters to think about why they vote for a certain candidate.
I teach critical reading skills to my college students. We look at a text and ask ourselves: Who is the writer? What is the writer's purpose? What is the text saying? How does word choice impact the reader? Does the writer succeed? Students realize that all texts have an agenda, no matter how subtle.
When you read the headlines of this newspaper and other newspapers reporting on this election, please ask yourself about the "spin." Whom is the press swooping down on and hammering on? How are the headlines worded?
Don't vote according to the issue the media are having a heyday with. Look at the candidates, check out their agendas, go to their Web sites, and make very informed choices!
I think my neighbor and I would agree on this point. Do not trust the media!
Jillian Haeseler
Greensboro
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Who designs their websites and loads the teleprompter?
My guess is professionals who relies heavily on polling data to give the illusion that the candidate can be all things to all people.
Posted on May 19, 2008 6:44 AM
Very interesting . . .
An Anti-media letter . . . using the media.
It's an ancient Jedi mind trick . . . trust no one.
Posted on May 19, 2008 7:59 AM
Sounds more like the McBush campaign....blame the media whenever you can't get any good press. Nixon invented it, Little Bush mastered it, and now McBush tries to "one up" them!
Posted on May 19, 2008 8:41 AM
Infotainment!
Posted on May 20, 2008 8:26 PM