Overview
Please read the Forbes article here.
Since the publication of the above article, significant changes occurred at Twitter, as well as some revelations that government agencies may have been instrumental in media censorship of political and medical information via social media platforms, which is highly problematic (2/2/23).
In the past few years, tensions and suspicions of the media have seemed to heighten. There have been accusations of 'fake news', manipulative news and mis-information (via mainstream and social media outlets) on 'both sides' of the political discourse. We have seen censorship reach an all time high, at least for this country. Regardless of whether or not we like or dislike the thoughts of a particular person, this raises some very important issues for free speech in general. Please address at least 2 of the following:
1. What are your thoughts on the influence of the mass media in our current society?
2. What is the responsibility of the individual for examining information for bias?
3. What are your thoughts on the concentration of ownership of media?
4. Please add any additional thoughts or impressions you may have related to this issue.
Please use your own words than quoting every part of the article. Just respond to 2 questions of your choice.