Sunday, October 26, 2014

RA #5 Seven Power Lens

Abilock, Debbie. "A Seven-Power Lens on 21- Centuyr Literacy." 30-35. Web. 24 Oct. 2014. <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6DFAmexYq7vMTFmZjZhNWItZWY5Ni00NzdhLWIxYzItMmE4NmI0MGI5NzJl/edit?hl=en&pli=1>.
 
     This is the selection from the information on The Seven Power Lens file we were assigned to read and reflect upon. I chose this particular selection because it really opened my eyes to how my views are seen differently by others. Personally, I choose to follow Fox News and find it to be a reliable source; if it wasn't Fox it would be some other news company. I can't help but feel offended by the fact that this source is saying my news report of choice creates illusions and exaggerations when all news stations do the same thing. Fox is generally looked at as being extremely conservative and biased although they claim to report fairly and let the viewer decide. I feel every news station is biased in some way or another, Fox just happens to take most of the heat for it because of how openly conservative they tend to portray. It is true that it's easy to tell when certain information is left out or taken out of context, however I'm having trouble understanding why Fox is the face for this strategy. No matter which news you choose to follow criticism will always follow, you just have to be knowledgeable and know to gather info from more than just one source.
 




This is a video I found on YouTube that talks with the author of the book The Fox Effect, which explains what it really is and what it's purpose is.

Sam Seder- The Fox Effect. Perf. Sam Seder. YouTube, Ring of Fire Radio, 2012. Film.

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