by Zackariah Summers, staff writer<\/p>\n
In our society, there is a dominant informative station that is largely accessible, highly polar in presentation, and extremely controversial. It\u2019s name? The Internet.<\/p>\n
If people need to be reminded of something, this is the age of information. People all around the world can conglomerate their respective knowledge into the Internet, a nearly infinite and comprehensible platform.
\nThis novelty is unparalleled in importance in today\u2019s society, which is why the consumer protects it so fiercely.
\nPeople choose to remain ignorant of the truth, however, because it\u2019s far more comforting to not be aware of the wars, the tragedy, and the suffering all around the world.<\/p>\n
The fact is, people need to be aware of this in order for change to be had, and news brings that information directly to the world at large. The Internet connects people on a global scale, and what would spread as a rumor decades ago can now be spread as fact. <\/p>\n
The world is polar, such is the nature of opinion. Opinion is essential; without it, we\u2019re hive-minded honeybees. Differing points of views brings about conversation, and that conversation is important for understanding your fellow human. As we know, you can\u2019t help something if you can\u2019t understand it, else you mess it up even more. It\u2019s important to be informed, and one of the best ways to become knowledgeable is to understand and absorb personal points of views from many people.<\/p>\n
An issue with American society is what outside countries refer to as the name-tag policy, where people swarm behind beliefs or things just because of their label, not looking and what lies under it. The knowledge that forms from communicating with your fellow humans is invaluable to creating your own opinions and developing ideas.
\nNews, by its very concept, is extremely controversial. It\u2019s scraping behind the smooth surface of society to discern the disgusting depths that lie below. People don\u2019t always want to see the truth because lies are more comfortable. Lies are pliable and soft, while the truth is hard and unmoving.<\/p>\n
No company as of this current age is more aggressively controversial than CNN. This aggression might be well deserved. In the past, CNN has released private information of an individual who created an image going against their political views, and they have also harassed crime scenes, disrupting both evidence and officer in the process. They consistently do not conduct themselves in a professional manner, and, in doing so, have gained a poor public opinion. <\/p>\n
They do not represent the essence behind the news.<\/p>\n
With the advent of the Internet, society has learned so much. People can remain aware of things happening continents away as they happen, and be in active conversation with a complete stranger behind the encased world of the digital. Such is the nature of news– it\u2019s for change. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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