Milton argues that society needs a free marketplace of ideas, a streaming fountain of knowledge as he calls it, in order to grow and progress. Does our media have a responsibility to contribute only objective information into that marketplace? Why?
I agree with Milton. I think we do need a "free marketplace of ideas" in order to grow and progress as an individual and as a whole. The media does have a responsibility to contribute objective information into such a marketplace because the public relies on such. Many of us do not have the time or resouces others do to information therefore we rely on the media.
However, such is not the case. The media bears great resposibility because they are proactive. Proactive because they are trying to advance a certain argument. The good thing about today is that we numerous outlets to turn to for information. Granted, it seems a bit ridiculous to have to search numerous papers, news channels, etc..to get what we think is an unbiased report of events.
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