Comments on: Does Playboy Understand Journalism Better Than Everybody Else? http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/07/does-playboy-understand-journalism-better-than-everybody-else.html The Idea Grove is a full-service agency specializing in public relations, marketing and Web design. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/07/does-playboy-understand-journalism-better-than-everybody-else.html/comment-page-1#comment-2441 SB Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:01:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1356#comment-2441 You can define it politically, or you could define it by education level or IQ. For example, people who know less about history are less likely to assume that history is a valid indicator of future events, and people who know less about science are less likely to assume that science is a better indicator of whether the earth revolves around the sun, or vice versa, than the Bible.<br/><br/>Break it down however you wish -- but there are not always two equal sides to every question. You can define it politically, or you could define it by education level or IQ. For example, people who know less about history are less likely to assume that history is a valid indicator of future events, and people who know less about science are less likely to assume that science is a better indicator of whether the earth revolves around the sun, or vice versa, than the Bible.

Break it down however you wish — but there are not always two equal sides to every question.

]]> By: Owen Lystrup http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/07/does-playboy-understand-journalism-better-than-everybody-else.html/comment-page-1#comment-2440 Owen Lystrup Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:49:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1356#comment-2440 That is an interesting comment. <br/><br/>And not to pick a fight at all, because everyone has his own beliefs, but I have never heard a complaint about the media from a democrat or someone that aligns to the left.<br/><br/>Always the right. Usually the complaint is that the media does not fairly view both sides.<br/><br/>I agree. But the media cannot, nor can anyone be objective. It just doesn't happen. <br/><br/>I do, however, think they can do their best to explain both sides. Some outlets do this better than others. But each outlet caters a message to its audience. That is an interesting comment.

And not to pick a fight at all, because everyone has his own beliefs, but I have never heard a complaint about the media from a democrat or someone that aligns to the left.

Always the right. Usually the complaint is that the media does not fairly view both sides.

I agree. But the media cannot, nor can anyone be objective. It just doesn’t happen.

I do, however, think they can do their best to explain both sides. Some outlets do this better than others. But each outlet caters a message to its audience.

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