Curiosity Now!
Curiosity Now!
Torben Trapp
Teaser: The role of the media in politics - Status quo vs. Utopia
14 minutes Posted Apr 30, 2020 at 10:00 am.
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The media is facing a lot of criticism in countries like the US, the UK or Germany. While Donald Trump is just referring to them as Fake News, whenever it's convenient and because he doesn't like to be held accountable, there are very good reasons to criticize the Media on a lot of things. In this teaser episode, I'll focus on two central points, that have been raised many times over the years already. Yet, the criticism is probably more valid and urgent today than ever before. More on that in my next Episode.

Main sources: 

George Orwell on the bias of the media in the UK: https://orwell.ru/library/novels/Animal_Farm/english/efp_go 

Walter Cronkite on the media: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106796633&t=1588193179586

CNN treats politics like sports, explained by Vox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pS4x8hXQ5c

The media in the US is owned by the wealthy: https://www.businessinsider.de/international/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6/?r=US&IR=T ; https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2016/06/01/these-15-billionaires-own-americas-news-media-companies/#15360732660a