In class we have been discussing the role of International News and Americans abroad, and it reminded me of a topic that we discussed in my Global Communications class. Having never realized it before, American news abroad is obtained from two primary sources: Reuters and The Associated Press. Both of these news gathering organizations have reporters and journalists traveling the world to cover the latest news, which is then sold to American media outlets such as Fox, NBC, or the NY Times. What is reported is unbiased and simply facts of particular events; unfortunately, as soon as this information is received by media outlets it becomes framed; an extremely popular trend we see in all forms of media, not just the news. But why? Is it for the profit?
What about the Suddam Hussein videos we watched in class ... each video of the statue toppling was released by a different news broadcast, but why? In this example it doesn't seem as if they are trying to gain a profit, but instead to alter the way the public sees things so that they correlate with those of the news station. Everyone knows that Fox is an extremely conservative station while NBC is liberal, and I believe that each wants to be the "right" view.
With this being said though, can we really trust any of the news we absorb from American media?
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