We're learning about political media slants and how they affect the audience. Although this concept is not new to me, I had no idea of how pervasive it is. Even CNN, who I believe to be relatively impartial falls prey to this sociological anomaly. I've always believed myself a middle-of-the-road moderate, at times seeing validity from both political camps, but as stated in my last post, for better or worse, after all I'm learning in this course I'm leaning a little left of center lately.
I came across an alarming statistic this week. Fox news swept viewer ratings on Thursday. This struck me as inconceivable until realizing that the majority of people in this country share a different viewpoint than I do. How can this be? I thought I got along with everybody.
After some more investigation I learned that Fox Network viewership has been steadily declining since 2007. I'm not sure if this means middle America is slowly coming to their senses, or if this statistic simply depicts America's inquiring minds pilgrimage to the mighty inter-webs for their news acquisition. Hopefully both.
Since being required to examine the intersection of media and politics, I believe my political stance is finally taking form. No offense intended, but I have to thank all the right-wing-whack-jobs out there for firming up my belief system. Because of venom you spew, I'm, without doubt, on the left.