When it comes to cable news, the messages being spread by the top networks are deeply influential in how much of the population perceives issues.
I think it's more than fair to say that most media organizations have some level of bias. As is the case of this course, in which we focused on politics and how they play out in the media, this concept is extremely important as it doesn't give a complete picture of the issues voters should be made aware of.
When it comes to media bias, I feel it has a lot to do with the media organization in question and its stance on certain political issues. FOX is decidedly a right wing, conservative network that panders to the Republican Party more than it would like to admit. MSNBC and CNN are viewed as much more liberal organizations.
I feel that the news we receive is always provided through a bias-ingrained filter. The information might be there, but the commentary and the manner in which it is delivered works is done so in a way that it nudges the publics perception and reaction towards an issue in a set upon way.
I feel like it's much too easy to say that somebody is overloaded by the media. The information is there, and it is our jobs as individuals to see through the bias or at least educate ourselves to form our own opinions without what a talking head might say.
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