participation topic 2 Are the nations newspapers failing

Newspapers are only read by 31% of population according to Pew research. I don't feel that major newspapers can benefit anyone who doesn't nit-pic the information they choose to believe, as well as go to online sources for information, as newspapers are owned by corporations with agendas of their own. Ther is absolutely no more non-partisanship among reporters anymore, you just cant cant expect it from the mass media . An example of this is the high-jacking of the Trayvon Martin case in which NBC used an edited recording that made Zimmerman seem racist. NBC played the recording of the police call in which neighborhood watchmen Zimmerman made while pursuing Martin after he suspected him of causing trouble. America was left under the assumption that Zimmerman had responded," This guy looks like he's up to no good. He looks black." NBC "forgot" or edited out the 911 reporter asking his ethnicity which made the call seem like Zimmerman was biased. I'm not saying the case isn't racially charged, I'm just saying we'll never know as newspapers and media can't seem to report the news accurately, and in most cases they fail to report stories by level of importance. The majority of stories in the newspaper are not crucial information that Americans should know, no one care's if the New York zoo has a raccoon that can lite his farts on fire, it's just not News. Newspapers are also known for agenda setting, this happens when newspapers report lesser stories to divert attention from more important stories that would possibly do damage to their political party. This ensures that you only know what they want you to know. They can't control your thoughts, but they can control what you think about. I feel much safer surfing the web for stories, following blogs, and listening to people express their political ideology on you tube. Nobody will miss print Newspaper, it hasn't been good in my lifetime. http://www.umich.edu/~newsbias/links.html