The situation in Ferguson was blown entirely out of control. The media framed certain situations to make one side or the other look better. For instance, we heard the media express how Michael Brown was unarmed, however, they failed to address that the officer reported being assaulted prior to the shooting. It seemed the media wanted to put a certain spin on the situation, yet did not want to address the other aspects of the case.
Because of this, people did not get a true vision of the entirety of the situation. The media bias left a significant bias within individuals thinking, and so, people could not see the situation from an unbiased perspective. I was disappointed that the evidence presented was presented with a spin, instead of actually just relaying the evidence without bias. It seems the media is great at taking a side, specifically an emotional side, without addressing the true nature of issues.
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