Have you ever noticed...

Sometimes when I walk around campus I notice things I wish I could comment on.  Luckily, what I noticed is in regards to the media and politics so it fits perfectly into this blog.  If you have noticed the library now has two TV's which are constantly tuned into news channels.  I have a few issues here.  First off, who needs TV's in the library! Maybe I'm alone in my thinking but if students don't want to pay attention to the news then they won't.  Even if you put it right in front of people's faces they wouldn't be interested unless they have a legitimate desire to watch.  The second thing is that one television is always on FOX and the other is on CNN.  This is interesting to me because it shows two different perspectives and gives us the option to go watch which ever people prefer.  This reinforces the idea that if people don't want to watch something they are able to go see something they like/agree with.  It appears the TV's are meant to give us a "balanced" approach to the news we get.  Of course sometimes it is hard to get actual substantial news from either FOX or CNN because as we have also discussed news channels have a limited time frame to relay news.  Sometimes just by looking around our world and even our campus we can see how people reaffirm the fact that bias exists in the media.  While this entry isn't related directly to the news it shows a link to media and politics in an environment most of us go through everyday.