{"id":25419,"date":"2011-01-19T08:18:59","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T12:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=25419"},"modified":"2011-01-19T10:42:59","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T14:42:59","slug":"commentary-the-death-of-real-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/commentary-the-death-of-real-news\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMENTARY: The death of real news?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jared Loughner... do we have any like him in Dominica?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The verdict is still out there in the United States as to why Jared Loughner, a disturbed young man, was able to purchase a gun and shoot congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others, six fatally.<\/p>\n

But the battle lines are already being drawn and opinions differ but one that caught my attention was given by Tucson Sheriff Clarence Dupnik who is leading the investigation into the Gifford shooting. “When the rhetoric about hatred, about mistrust of government, about paranoia of how government operates, and to try to inflame the public on a daily basis, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, has impact on people especially who are unbalanced personalities to begin with,” he said. He also observed that officials and media personalities engaging in violent rhetoric “have to consider that they have some responsibility when incidents like this occur and may occur in the future.”<\/p>\n

There are grounds for the Sheriff\u2019s observation. I will be not be surprised that Loughner\u2019s actions had its genesis in the coarsened and poisonous rhetoric, from the political right, that has invaded America\u2019s discourse since the advent of Barack Obama’s presidency. The Republicans, aided by their handmaiden the Tea Party movement, have been opposing virtually every initiative proposed by Mr. Obama, from the overhaul of healthcare to climate change legislation, and with the most extreme language too.<\/p>\n

The Tea Party is really nothing more than a far-right PR campaign by corporate interests – especially billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch – who vowed to “take the country back”. From whom, it was never stated, but the gist is clear: black people, immigrants – anyone who threatens their wealth or privilege. A black man in the White House, however mild-mannered, aroused them to hysteria. And that hysteria is the main contributing factor behind the political rhetoric in the United States today.<\/p>\n

The rhetoric reached fever pitch in the lead up to last November\u2019s Congressional Election with the Tea Party having a powerful ally, the media. One radio talk show host in Florida went as far as proclaiming, \u201cWe will use bullets if ballots don\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like Sheriff Dupnick, Emanuel Cleaver, Democrat from Missouri, sees danger in heated rhetoric coming from politicians and news media personalities. \u201cWe are in a dark place in this country right now. And the atmospheric condition is toxic,\u201d Cleaver said on CNN.
\nIt is in this kind of environment people like Jared Loughner flourishes.<\/p>\n

This lead to the critical question; how far can the media go in the execution of its duties? Should the media and media personalities take sides on critical issues? Recently I was shocked when Fox News commentator Bob Beckel, referring to Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, publicly called for people to “illegally shoot the son of a bitch.” Reacting to the now infamous mugshot of Jared Loughner, after his arrest, Rush Limbaugh on his radio show said, \u201c”What Mr. Loughner knows is that he has the full support of a major political party in this country. He’s sitting there in jail. He knows what’s going on, he knows that…the Democrat party is attempting to find anybody but him to blame.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mind you this is not only on the right. Keith Olbermann – the most opinionated among MSNBC’s left-leaning hosts, has made it clear he had made contributions to Democratic Party candidates and he has demonstrated on his show that he is avowedly, unabashedly and monotonously partisan.<\/p>\n

No doubt the kind of rhetoric that is poisoning the airwaves (and some argue, minds) in the United States is taking roots in Dominica. If one listens to the various talk show hosts on the various radio stations one can determine within five minutes, or less, who these media hosts serve and their intentions. Like in the US these media houses employ hosts who give opinion from only one side of the political fence. It is clear that media hosts have either allied themselves with either the Dominica Labor Party or with the United Workers Party. Is this what the media is all about?<\/p>\n

The media plays a critical role in society because it gives the public access to information that is not available on a normal basis. This access to information is essential to the health of democracy because ensures that citizens make responsible, informed choices rather than acting out of ignorance or misinformation and it serves as a \u201cchecking function\u201d by ensuring that elected representatives uphold their oaths of office and carry out the wishes of those who elected them.<\/p>\n

A media that supports democracy has a degree of editorial independence, is financially viable, has diverse and plural voices, and serves the public interest. In essence the media is a public service.<\/p>\n

For the media to fulfill its role in society media practitioners should operate on the principles of truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality, fairness and public accountability. They should not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, religion, political affiliation, mental or physical disability and race.<\/p>\n

When digging information for dissemination to the public it is important that media hosts seek reliable and independent sources, should not jump to conclusions, recognize that gathering and reporting information may cause harm or discomfort and should hence realize that the pursuit of the news is not a license for arrogance.<\/p>\n

In presenting the news to the public media hosts should show good taste, be clear and avoid slanderous and libelous accusations.
\nBut alas today we live in a cable news and radio talk show universe where the opinions of media hosts are celebrated while the collection and dissemination of substantive and unbiased news to the public is taking second place. These days the media is becoming a place where heat sells more product than light and where controversy and sensationalism are highly profitable brands.<\/p>\n

As a matter of fact some media houses have made sensationalism their modus operandi, regurgitating the same things over and over again, building theories on unfounded allegations and hearsay, spewing unhealthy rhetoric and simply criticizing anything and everything. And this is from their side of the political fence. Where is the balance, the impartiality, the objectivity?<\/p>\n

Former US Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s oft-quoted observation that “everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” seems almost old-fashioned in an environment that flaunts opinions as though they were facts.<\/p>\n

But the public loves it. The commercial success of some media houses shows there is an appetite for such kind of commentary. While the public has a right to listen what they want to, I see danger here. We all remember Bernie Madoff and his multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. He told his customers what they wanted to hear, they loved what they heard and by the time they learned the truth, their money was gone. It was too late.<\/p>\n

I also see danger when media houses take political sides either publicly or through their actions. Internationally in many (not all) democratic countries media houses have traditionally endorsed political parties in their lead columns (their editorials) or commentaries but when this happens these media houses feel obliged in many cases to ride along on the tail coats of the politicians they endorse. In the end impartiality and fairness is lost. And it is happening right now in Dominica.<\/p>\n

The transition of the media from a public service to opinion based commentary is probably irreversible. Importantly there is profit to be made. Plus the age-old philosophical argument that absolute truth and absolute objectivity is unattainable has given many the excuse to jump to their own conclusions even when the evidence suggests the contrary.\u00a0 Because of the huge influence the media has on society when this is taken to the extreme though heated rhetoric it finds its way into the minds of people like Jared Loughner and you never know what will happen next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The verdict is still out there in the United States as to why Jared Loughner, a disturbed young man, was able to purchase a gun and shoot congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others, six fatally. 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