Receiving Information in the 21st Century

There is a concern with receiving information in the 21st century via the Internet or television. 

Question: How can these contemporary, wonderful and instantaneous devices create a problem with receiving information? 

Answer: To list a few concerns of receiving information via the Internet or television can be displayed in a list that looks like this:

 1.) The credibility of the sender of the information.

 2.) The motive of sending such information (is the data biased or objective?).

 3.) The formatted style of the received information (for example, a television news show can sure make a mass murderer appear nice and entertaining. Neil Postman investigates this theory in his book Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business).

 4.) The sources of the information, which correlates with point #1.

 5.) The seriousness of the information (Is the latest celebrity overdoes that serious to the Greater Good of the American people?).

 6.) The proximity of the information to the viewers life (How important is that celebrity overdoes to my life?).

 7.) The duration of the information or news story (How long will the news or the people of America be fascinated with the latest celebrity overdoes information?).

This only list a few concerns with the modern day way of receiving information. Just like this blog, these are only my opinions; some may take my opinions as facts, which can skew the truth behind any information.

The American society is fascinated with receiving information quickly and briefly as if information has turned into a status symbol or even a commodity. 

Not everything on the Internet is the truth and not everything on a television news show is the truth. Anything dressed in good clothing can pass as being truthful.

We need to search for the drive to receive factual information in an effort to generate healthy debates and diverse public discourse. 

It appears that people would rather skim headlines and briefly read or listen to a news story because they want to feel up-to-date and socially acceptable; not because they want to actually learn this information or use this information to change or better their existence.