• "Telling the truth is often difficult, at times there is a temptation to see it as undesirable" Discuss with reference to Frontline and related texts.

     

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Published: 09.12.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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"Telling the truth is often difficult, at times there is a temptation to see it as undesirable"
Discuss with reference to Frontline and related texts.
In looking at the media and society today, we can see that the media's drive for ratings, and the difficulty in telling the truth can lead to the temptation to see it as undesirable. Telling the truth can be difficult, as, when facts are changed, the lie can become reality. As Paul Sheehan said - "When a lie is repeated often enough it becomes conventional wisdom, an accepted fact, a media truth". Examples of the way the media construct…

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