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Originally Posted by llama64
Well put. Although I think the education system has a bigger long term effect on social beliefs then mass media. If we wise up and put in a "How to interpret media properly" course, perhaps the masses won't be as ignorant as they are now.
Knowledge is a good safeguard against tyranny. Or at least that's what my Pastor said when I was growing up. I'm not joking here, I can thank my religious influences for teaching me the basics of critical thinking (coming out of an Anglican upbringing).
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Actually, I've been advocating something similar for years. I work in the media, and I've said for about 15 years that a Media Comprehension course should be a thee year core subject in high school. In order to function in today's society, people need to know who to interpret media spin, hidden agenda's, not to mention plain and simple misinformed reporting ... and the internet is just one more component of the media and in many cases just an extension of the media. Look how much of the news portion of the internet is now controlled by the mainstream media.