http://plsdontstopthemusic.edublogs.org/2008/12/31/news/ Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:19:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://plsdontstopthemusic.edublogs.org/2008/12/31/news/comment-page-1/#comment-8 jo Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:19:45 +0000 http://plsdontstopthemusic.edublogs.org/?p=12#comment-8 You make a very valid point. But surely the way it is presented affects people's understanding. I mean when something is presented to these people who you say don't have a very high education level then what happens when they just understand it in the way it is presented- i.e. when something is biased- either for or against the government, or within the topic of the text tabloidization- so let's say all that is mentioned about a politician is their personal beliefs, or their successful private lives and not their policies- so these people only see that and don't think beyond that. Yes they may have an idea of who the politicians are but when they don't know what the policies are and how to understand them then does it really matter? Thanks! You make a very valid point. But surely the way it is presented affects people’s understanding. I mean when something is presented to these people who you say don’t have a very high education level then what happens when they just understand it in the way it is presented- i.e. when something is biased- either for or against the government, or within the topic of the text tabloidization- so let’s say all that is mentioned about a politician is their personal beliefs, or their successful private lives and not their policies- so these people only see that and don’t think beyond that. Yes they may have an idea of who the politicians are but when they don’t know what the policies are and how to understand them then does it really matter? Thanks!

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