Abstract
The press has a crisis of credibility. May believe that the media increasingly violate basic standards of fairness, accuracy, objectivity, and respect for privacy in the rush to profit from sensationalizing sex, scandal, and violence. Criticism often turns into media bashing, as it has become almost derigueur to blame the media for all of society’s ills. Some of the bashing is deserved. Much of it is not. The entire industry is often blamed for the excesses of a few. And, there is a widespread temptation to shoot the messenger who brings the bad news.
Often, this underserved criticism flows from myths and misconceptions about the media. As we head into the new millennium, it is important to explore these misconceptions and myths before jumping on the media bashing bandwagon and shooting the messenger. After all, no messenger may ultimately mean no message.
Recommended Citation
Sandra F. Chance,
The Media in the New Millennium: Exploring Myths and Misconceptions before Shooting the Messenger,
10 U. Fla. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y
(1998).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/jlpp/vol10/iss1/8