Response - Is the media reliable in conveying the truth?

I personally feel that the media is a very strong tool in spreading information, but when the reliability of the information comes into question, the media prowess seems weakened. The media can sway peoples' judgement and affect their opinion.

Should the media choose to spread non-truths and attempt to hide the truth in order to decieve the general public, then there would be serious consequences. The people may believe what they see and hear, and unknowingly support a stand that neither complies with what the rest of the world believes nor complies with ethics, this could lead to great misunderstandings. For example, Iran recently released footage of captive british soldiers admitting to trespassing on Iranian waters, yet when the soldiers returned home they admitted that they were wooed into saying that as they were promised a flight home. That is just one example of how the phrase "seeing is believing" does not always hold true, and how the media can be used to spread information is not true.

To a certain extent the ruling government has control of the media, thus it would potray the should should it not be detrimental to the government's regime. for example, during election time, you would usually see footage of the current ruling party on the media, but seldom do you see opposition party's rallies getting a big reeltime. Thus we should really question what we see in the media, and think whether it is really what we want to believe.