Long before glasnost and perestroika, there was a nascent program in the former Soviet Union sometimes referred to as the quality control function of free speech and freedom of the press. The late Stuart Bullion, my thesis adviser at Southern Illinois University in the 1980s, introduced me to the concept. I summarize here:
I was a student of your wife and closer to your generation than the one I graduated with in 2006. I have always believed all news information should be looked at with a thoughtful mind, taking a questioning look at what’s being “reported” and the reason for the reporting. I teach middle school Social Studies and have always tried to convey to my students the importance of not listening to just one news station or one commentary. I believe we should hear them all and then make up our own minds about the information we are hearing. I am, especially this past year, amazed how many of my students spouted only one stream of information, which was all they were fed at home.
I believe in hearing/learning all you can do you can become well informed and educated.
This is a way I believe I can make my judgement on the information presented. When I hear information coming from a wide range of sources versus one or two, I will generally lean towards that majority. But I do always listen with a critical eye.
Thank you for taking the time to try and enlighten others on what is behind our “news.”
Mr. Aamidor,
I was a student of your wife and closer to your generation than the one I graduated with in 2006. I have always believed all news information should be looked at with a thoughtful mind, taking a questioning look at what’s being “reported” and the reason for the reporting. I teach middle school Social Studies and have always tried to convey to my students the importance of not listening to just one news station or one commentary. I believe we should hear them all and then make up our own minds about the information we are hearing. I am, especially this past year, amazed how many of my students spouted only one stream of information, which was all they were fed at home.
I believe in hearing/learning all you can do you can become well informed and educated.
This is a way I believe I can make my judgement on the information presented. When I hear information coming from a wide range of sources versus one or two, I will generally lean towards that majority. But I do always listen with a critical eye.
Thank you for taking the time to try and enlighten others on what is behind our “news.”
S. Smith