Monday, March 07, 2011

Losing the Information War

Is the US really losing the information war, as Hillary Clinton claims, and how can it fight back?


My comment:

In my opinion, the problem with US broadcast networks is this: They are more concerned about pushing an agenda rather than disseminating news. Take FoxNews. It’s supposed to be “fair and balanced.” Truth to tell, it is neither fair nor balanced!

In the US, you have the left-wing channels and the right-wing channels. So if you have a left-wing bias, you watch one channel, and of you have a right-wing bias, you watch another. So people are often badly informed of the opinions of the other side. Their coverage of foreign affairs leaves much to be desired.

Then there are all those dreadful ads! Oh God, those ads!

Al Jazeera is exciting. US news networks need to learn some lessons from Al Jazeera!
– © Mark