Can the media protect our democracy and freedom?

[darkangel11]

Democracy doesn't really exist. It's only food for the masses. It gives them hope and a sense of purpose. A belief that they can change anything if they want to, but as a matter of fact, it's out of their hands. In a fake democracy you're like that rat in a cage given 2 buttons for 2 types of food, and if you choose one a meat will come out, and if you choose the other one you'll get a vegetable. You don't know that both meals are put in the dispensers by someone more powerful, who runs the show.

[Sherwood_Archer]

Well, how the media is acting shows if you still have real freedom. If the media is afraid to speak up and just report good things and propaganda about the government, then you really do not have democracy and only have superficial freedom.

[Radiante]

Media does the opposite, brainwash masses to make them choose the advertised politician.

Now they want to control "fake news" of real people who post on facebook, twitter, etc, etc, because they are competing with real news. They call them "fake", they blame on the russians, or chinese... the media wants the monopoly of information

[TECSHARE]

We are the media. Quite literally. Not only in reality but as intended by the framers of The US Constitution. Anyone who is making a huge industry of media is selling you entertainment, not information. Our only hope is if we save ourselves.

If you do not cultivate your own mind, some one else will, and it will not be to your benefit.

[Amadeo33]

You can not trust all the media. There are sources that are funded by the government, and they must be ignored.
I believe that there should be more independent sources. They should be supported by ordinary people.

[SinarG]

No, the media cannot protect our freedom.
We forget that we should always think with our head and hope only for ourselves.
Free, independent media is good, but not always possible.
If people do not show their position, the authorities will do everything as convenient for them, including they will interfere with the activities of independent media and turn them into their servants.
Our freedom will be saved only by universal education, the ability to think independently and inner independence.

[White Christmas]

Can we trust the news? Can we trust the local media? Well!

No, we can`t. Media has been at the service of the governments for long now. Even "independent" newspapers trend to end at the at the same service when enough money is offered to them.
So, yeah, to find "the truth" (whatever "truth" means) is really difficult.
Do you remember "1984", by Orwell? How the "Ministry of Truth" used to change the news in order to legitimate the current government? Well, that is actually happening.

We can trust media at some point, but to believe on it it is much better to do research first to prove that it was true. Always remember not everything that was flashed in the media was not true, there are fake news that arises there also. Everyone has a freedom to post what we want there and we must need a deep understanding and think more before we believe on what has been posted by the media

[TECSHARE]

You can not trust all the media. There are sources that are funded by the government, and they must be ignored.
I believe that there should be more independent sources. They should be supported by ordinary people.

Never ignore information. Even bullshit has value if you need to fertilize your field. There is no such thing as bad information, only useless interpretations of it.

[judeafante]

Freedom of speech and freedom of information is very important in a democratic world, and media is the watchdog of our society so I believe it is part of our protection that democracy will still exist in one country, take this or control the media and it's the start of falling down of democracy.