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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:25:40 -0500
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- From: AHMED@DAYTON.BITNET
- Subject: Re: Media/communicatioons
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- Janet,
-
- There IS a difference between expressing ones opinions and the
- reasons behind the formation of those opinions and CLAIMS where
- there is evidence or proof..... This is not a class or a courtroom...
-
- I recently made two points.....one that I do not think that what we
- have is a democracy..a gov't of the people, for the people, by the
- people...and I gave my reasons for that opinion. Instead of trying to
- poke holes or demand proof, perhaps those who disagree should indicate
- why they think its a democracy....... my second point was that the major
- media, by becoming part of a big corporation (as opposed to being purely
- in the business of journalism) had become ineffective and in the competition
- for ratings, circulation, dollars and so on had been compromised and no
- longer capable of being a "Watch dog" or doing investigative journalism...
- Again, if people disagree with that opinion, that's fine and if you or
- others feel that the media is unbiased and informative, then cite
- examples....for your reasons to disagree...
-
- This is a medium for expressing opinions and debating, not a courtroom..
- I may not be able to provide "warrants" to back my opinions but I
- don't believe you can provide the "Warrants" to indicate that ours is
- a functional democracy and that the means of information used by
- Americans in general are informative and adequate...
-
- zahir
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