THE MEDIA AND THE TRUTH
by Lawrence Wilson, MD
î August 2012, The Center For Development
How to find the
truth in our world. I have learned that to learn the
truth most things, one must read and one must become well acquainted with
several sides of the story. This
is an absolute requirement on earth at this time. There is simply too much lying or bending the truth a little
here and there. Additionally, many
or our media ÒexpertsÓ misunderstand or simply are not that well-informed, no
matter what their background and degrees.
I advise anyone who wants the
truth about anything to:
1. Read or listen carefully
certain sources only.
2. Spend time watching the right
television news shows even if you donÕt like the news
3. Do not be put off by some peopleÕs
personal style, but rather focus on the information itself. For example, some conservative radio
talk show hosts have an abrasive and abrupt manner, but they tell the truth
much better than the sweet, satisfying announcers at National Public Radio, for
example.
The rest of this article is
about media sources that I recommend, and those to avoid if you want the
truth. They are not absolutes, but
they hold true most of the time.
TRUTHFUL MEDIA
SOURCES
Television. The best single source I have
found is Fox News, although it is not perfect. Another superb television program is the 700 Club, which is
found on several Christian TV stations during the day. It is definitely one of the best
sources.
Other television networks such
as CNN, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CBS, Link TV, Corporation For Public Broadcasting
(Lehrer News Hour, for example) and others are much more unreliable or simply
lying to you. I would avoid them
totally, as the amount of truth they share is not worth your time. They are okay on some issue reporting,
but otherwise they will confuse you.
Radio. The conservative talk shows are generally best. Monica Crowley, Laura Ingraham, Dennis
Prager, Rush Limbaugh, Shawn Hannity, Glen Beck, Michael Savage, Lars Larson, and
others may seem angry or unloving, at times, but they offer what is often the
only way to learn what is really going on in the world on a daily basis.
My only objection to these talk
show hosts is they do not understand the horror of the conventional allopathic medical
system and the critical importance of the correct diet of mainly cooked
vegetables, the correct vitamin and mineral supplements, and natural healing
methods. Michael Savage is the
only one that I am aware of that now and then discusses the horror of the
wholesale use of medical drugs, vaccines, water fluoridation, unnecessary
surgeries and other problems of allopathic and most holistic medical care
around the world in both so-called private and government-controlled health
care systems.
All of these programs can be
accessed via the internet so that you can listen at your leisure, even if your
local radio station does not carry the program.
In contrast, I find that
National Public Radio or NPR is very left-wing. They are very smooth and sexy. Listening casually, you can think they are totally objective
and just reporting the news, but they are not. They do not report both sides of the story correctly, and
they conveniently omit many very important stories. They are not always ÒwrongÓ, but they do not give you the
whole picture, so your mind is not educated properly by listening to these
stations, at all. Unless you
counter their ÒnewsÓ and other shows with the AM conservative talk radio, you
will become hopelessly ignorant and off-truth.
Internet News
Sites.
For politics: WWW.BIGGOVERNMENT.COM. A related site is WWW.BREITBART.COM. Other very good ones include
WWW.TOWNHALL.COM and WWW.DRUDGEREPORT.COM.
For superficial news, the Fox News website is not bad.
For great history – the true history – go to WWW.WALLBUILDERS.COM.
Magazines. Once again, if you want to read
a news magazine, you should read the conservative magazines such as Newsmax or
the Weekly Standard.
I would not bother with standard
magazines such as Time Magazine,
Newsweek, and others. These have a
very liberal and left-wing or progressive slant that makes their news and
coverage very unreliable.
Newspapers. There are very few really good newspapers left. The
Wall Street Journal is not too bad, but it is not great. Some small hometown papers may be okay,
but donÕt count on it.
The New York Times and the Huffington Post are horribly slanted left. USA
Today is little better.
Therefore, I cannot recommend a national newspaper as a great source of
information today.
INVESTIGATIVE
REPORTING
Newspapers, in particular, and
the media, in general, formerly offered in-depth or investigative
reporting. This was not just a
program or two per month, but a daily activity of the mass media. It was careful, factual reporting, with
fact-checking at each step, and without much of a political agenda or ax to
grind. It was simply a search for
the truth.
Those who are young must learn
that this kind of reporting is almost all gone today. The few large newspapers that still remain are barely
surviving, and they donÕt have the staff or perhaps the inclination to do much
deep investigative reporting. When they do, their stories and investigations too
often reflect a left-wing political agenda. Therefore, they are not helpful and often the newspaper
ÒnewsÓ is little more than propaganda.
This is indeed a shame.
However, this role has been
taken over, to some degree at least, by a few internet news sites. One that I highly recommend is the
Drudge Report, for example.
Another is the columns, website and books by Michelle Malkin. Another are books and blogs by Monica
Crowley and other conservative talk show hosts.
Also, the Christian TV networks,
on programs such as the 700 Club with Pat Robertson and others, also do some
excellent investigative reporting, at times. Try to overlook the Christian ÔslantÕ if you donÕt care for
it, and just listen to the facts.
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