In Barry Glassner's final section of the book he continues to talk about the media's manipulation of our perception of fear and provoking tabloid stories and media stories. Glassner believes the media is focusing it's attention on events that rarely happen like metaphoric illnesses like "breast implants and plane crashes. Glassner believes that Plane crashes happen way less than everyday car crashes, the ratio for a plane crash is 1 in 4 million almost the same as the lottery. He believes the media should focus on global issues like , homelessness, poverty, education, guns, hunger, and preventable diseases. Glassner believes are media is manipulating Americans like a poison. We walk around afraid of each other, hallowen, men of color, killer kids, and monster moms. Glassner blames the media and tabloids for the un-needed fear and anxiety many Americans face each and everyday. We give money to increase airport security after a plane crash instead of focusing on the most important issue of all that affects a tremendous amount of Americans healthcare, and diseases that kill many children in America daily. The media is corrupting Americans we fear aliens, crack babies, and roadrage. Glassner believes most of are money and labor goes into the culture of fear itself.
Questions:
Do you believe that Barry Glassner use of statistics takes away from the valid points in the book or add?
Do you think the media is to fully blame for are perception of fear or do you believe we live in a corrupt society and there are others to blame?
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the statistics of course adds credibility and i believe it does not take away from proving his point. He uses his statistics and then explains his reasoning. He uses stats from journalists and tv shows to show prove how they exaggerate and many times lie about events that happen. He then explains what he feels about the lies and misguiding statistics that they stick in our head. With the use of statistics it does not sway us away from understanding what he wants use to know, which is to let us know that the media, journalists and politicians are a bunch of bogeys and use propaganda to make there living.
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