After reading the article, "C-SPAN bus rolls into town, but students still skeptical of political process," I felt that an injustice had been done to my classmates and the student body of St. Thomas More. The article told a one-sided story about teens who are not interested in government and politics. Although this may be true or partially true for many, it was an inaccurate account of the AP Government class.
The purpose of news is to tell an unbiased account of an event. It seems to me that the reporter had a biased view of teenagers' interest in politics before she even came to STM. Had she not been biased, she would not have picked out the few negative quotes about our government that was shared in the long process of the interviews. Unfortunately, she probably assumed that sharing a negative view of our political interests would provide a more exciting story for the readers of the Rapid City Journal. This is why the media cannot be trusted to provide accurate accounts; they benefit more from interesting articles that more people will read.
This post brings to light a great point that I had not previously realized until today, going into an interview biased. News facts should be told in an unbiased way. While it is impossible to remain totally neutral, reporters should refrain from going into a investigation with pre-ordained bias. The bias was clearly apparent within the article making it support the bias that most people have toward teens today.
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