Biased Media

Media is one of the most potent forces on Earth. It has the ability to change public perception and sway minds to support a certain ideology. Oppressive regimes throughout the course of history have realized the usefulness of media and have used it to their advantage. From the fictional authoritarian government in 1984 to the much too real tyrannical leadership of Hitler and Stalin, those in power have found a way to use media as propaganda in order to popularize their horrific actions.

As much as we would like to believe that biased news and propaganda in media are a thing of the past, it is sadly not the case. Even today,in the 21st Century, we face the same biased media as the Germans during Hitler's reign, although to a slightly less extreme degree. one even will be warped by each individual news outlet to further its own ideological and financial goals. Our media is in such a state of corruption that some "news" outlets, such as Fox News, go to the extent of flat out lying. A great example of this were the "no-go zones" Fox News created in Europe which led David Cameron, the Prime Minister of England, to call their source an "idiot". When the very people we rely on for facts begin lying to us, there needs to be some action taken.