In today's world social media now puts 'competition' on display in a way that is much more visible than it ever was. That kind of transparency is sometimes good but what about the bad information
that's widely dispersed and the people that may be hurt because of it? This is in thanks to the instantaneous nature of new media. The one thing that is easier to do online and even through social media than it is on-air or in print is to look at the reports and acknowledge them more appropriately and discern the true and actual facts.
The media and other social institutions are well known to provide a definition or label of events that seldom portray the whole and truthful story. Gossip serves as the 'center of our lives'. It is sadly the most often form of discourse, valid or not. Social institutions like the media, convey images and myths that typically serve to define reality. To know whether facts are true or fictional is a great challenge in today's society.
It a fact well known that politicians sometime damage their own images by trying to tarnish others. How could this be solved? What could be the solution? One solution might be is to say it could be, or may be, or I think, or facts show this could be possible...but is this realistic? I don't think so. In the fast moving pace of media flying it seems a pretty straightforward way to misinformation but very unlikely to happen. Can you imagine a website saying, "We know you are hearing these things elsewhere. Here's what you should really know about it." Is it as simple as that? Really?
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