Journal #13

Ted Turner argues that media is controlled by few companies owned by rich, biased people. This makes media concentrated and unhealthy for the general public, who are exposed to media. I agree with Turners argument.  In the documentary film, "Outfoxed", it showcased how Rupert Murdoch's ownership of the Fox News Channel shaped how the channel was run. Murdoch is a conservative billionaire whose biases affected the information given by the channel. The documentary then gave data about Fox News viewers which illustrated how the biases affected their own opinions and beliefs. This exemplifies how media is unhealthy because it's biased information lead to a biased audience. This relates to the manufacturing consent article by Chomsky, more specifically the first filter, which discussed how the wealthy bought out everything to control it. In this case, Rupert Murdoch bought out Fox News Channel in order to control it.