Media Meditation 1

I wanted to start out by showing this video of what I think is a perfect example of an overview of the concepts we learned from Rich Media, Poor Democracy . Which were in order to have a thriving society we need three things form journalist, and news outlets. 1. accountability of people in power 2. diversity of opinion so people may form their own 3. a way to check for the truth/facts. 

This video shows us how we as a culture are spoon fed through our TV screens completely subjective and useless material that helps in no way to us becoming citizens of the world. In case you ever had wondered how many McDonalds there are in the United States I would love to share a photo with you. All of the lights represent a location, what fascinates me most is that they are conveniently located around the boarders of the country, as if we pride ourselves in making sure we digest that Big Mac before heading off into some foreign country, where I can almost guarantee your final destination will have a lower obesity rate than the United States.  I must commend the great state of Vermont, for being the only state whose capital does NOT have a McDonalds!!