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What does the media mean to our society? Do we truly understand or appreciate all that is said? When the newspaper is sitting on the kitchen table, do we take the time to read it? News should be reported internationally, objectively, and be as unbiased as possible. Given the facts, shouldn’t we be able to make up our own minds? But there are other factors that belie raw news. Well known media is no longer comprised of private businesses that answer only to their own conscious, but is composed of a conglomerate of large corporations, all with their own interests… mainly profit. When a company was a government contract, they probably don’t want their newspaper taking a controversial stand on the current administration’s policies. Yet the average person trusts the media to accurately portray the news, and inform us on relevant events. “If it’s important, they’ll let us know…” i.e. if it’s in the owning corporation’s best interest… Yet the newspapers are making commentaries on Hillary Clinton’s laugh and some senator’s latest visit to the local elementary school. What about national policies and problems? After reading the news, do you feel informed?