Media experiences have reinforced my
existing worldviews and values and also have changed and expanded my views in
many ways. According to the textbook, ““If we are unaware of the impact media
has on our lives and decisions, or if we engage in self-serving bias by fooling
ourselves into thinking that the media affects others but not ourselves, we run
the risk of being controlled by the media rather than being in control of our
own lives” (357). In addition, on page 358, the text talks about how only
watching programs that confirm your worldview has a big contribution to confirm
bias and narrow-mindedness. The text proposes watching or reading of the same
issue or news event on another channel to overcome narrow mindedness and the
bias. Personally, I do this exact thing because you can’t just easily rely on
one source for your news because even just one simple story can be analyzed in
various ways.
Interesting, i agree that if we are not aware of the impact that the media has on our lives, we fall victim to biases and someone else making our decisions. This can be seen in the elections earlier this week because a lot of people rely on the media to tell them what they need to know about the candidates. Also, they will rely on the debates to tell them what they need to know about the candidates when the debates really show nothing except for how well the candidates can make a fool out of themselves. I did want to hear more about what your experiences were rather than what the text said though. Thanks for sharing.
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