Why I hate the News Media

Working for a local Police Department for over three years in the post 9/11 world, I have grown to hate the news media. I have seen how they report half truths, if they choose to report any part of the truth at all. It is all about sensationalism with them. I've seen them report inaccurate facts about calls we went out on, and swear that they got the information straight from a "police source".

I've seen stories that were promoted for weeks be pulled from broadcast. One such case was a three part interview with a police dispatcher who had left her job and had talked to a main news media source in our town about the problems and injustices with the department. The first of the three segments aired, and then the rest was never shown. The Mayor and Chief of Police had the story squashed. The public was yet again kept in the dark.

Now that I left the police department, I still hate the media. I have seen, with the current election race coverage, just how unfair and biased the news media really is. I've noticed on more than one occasion that FOX News, being the main perpetrator, does not give equal and unbiased to some candidates running, like Ron Paul. They have been called out on this on more than one occasion, but don't seem to ever have a good answer for their actions.

When are we, as a people, going to stop buying into everything we are told on TV, and start holding the news media, both TV and Print, accountable for what they report and how they report it. Have you noticed some of the bills being passed in the House and Senate lately? My guess is no. No one is reporting on it. Why, you ask? Because the government likes it being swept under the rug so they can pass bills and amendments without any public outcries against it.

Many people don't realize how much yellow journalism there is in the world today. Wake up people! Do your research. Demand fair, equal and unbiased media coverage on all fronts. Don't take everything you hear or read for the truth. Take it at face value. No matter what someone writes about, there is bound to be some portion of it that is biased because of the writers' point of view.

I think we would be better off without the secrecy the government and news media seem to have going on, but that is only My Opinion!