You go, green dinosaur

I know the green dinosaur is right. I know it. I sometimes fall prey to being upset by the outwardly bias that fox news and company spews as news, I have to admit it. It wasn't until least semester in Cross Cultural journalism that I learned that it was actually intended that way. That made my firey hatred to clearly biased news outlets dull down quite a bit. But despite this, I will never accept news from either one.

These networks are certainly on the extremes. Non-24 hour news networks like nbc and abc, do present a bias, but I believe, for the most part, double sided coverage. It is not completely objective, no, but I don't believe any human can be, when it comes to reporting news.

A thing happens. Sure, that is a fact. But no one, no one on earth can speak of anything while disregarding their personal views and experience. The comic uses the example of the indisputable fact that the sun is hot. Obviously, that is true. But what about suicide bombing? As Americans, we all have unanimously agreed that suicide bombing--- not cool. We will never accept that as a means of justification, and as both an American and a citizen of the world, I don't think I will ever be able to justify a suicide bombing. It seems like black and white to us, but in reality, it is not.

Countries and cultures that practice suicide bombing do have these justifications. They understand, and sometimes support the individuals that make these decisions. I could never, in a million years do this, but I cannot deny that some people do.

Does this mean that because some people support suicide bombing, US media coverage should give it a chance? Should it try and preach to the American people that, yes, this person killed himself and over a dozen people, but he was doing it for his god, so it is kind of okay?

Absolutely not. This comic uses the argument of science to support this. I would prefer to use the argument of society. Killing yourself and others for your religious belief is not something that Americans believe in. To try and report and justify it, show us their point of view, is a waste of time. Trying to justify attacks on another country because of religious beliefs to a country with no universal religious beliefs is just not right.

Whether or not an individual supports or dislikes its society, it is undeniable, society exists. If journalism does not cater to the society it is broadcasting to, it is simply not doing its job. If doing its job means not justifying a select group of people across the globe, then that is okay. Exposing its citizens to the viewpoints of others, sure, but convincing them that every way of thinking is alright and okay, is something that will never logically happen.

So if the orange dinosaur wants to keep arguing that, it's cool. He is going to be extinct anyway.