Apathy

The failings of the media also points to a disturbing trend in American culture: a tendency towards apathy. Even though the public has access to more information and resources and information than they ever have before in history, they seem less interested and less willing to try and change the world. People express displeasure with the world but hardly ever protest to change it. They take stances on issues but only the politically active ever do anything about it. People are content not letting their voices being heard. They spend their time worrying only about their own lives, and do so in the easiest way possible. Everything must be presented in a convenient and entertaining manner for people to pay attention to it. And this is why the media failed. Instead of challenging the public, it simply indulges it with entertainment disguised as news. The evolution of the medium it is presented in is the same. Instead of news papers, the public get their news from television and the internet so it is fast and right at their fingertips. People no longer question, they simply accept anything that does not immediately impact their lives. This is a disturbing trend in American culture, and unless the public or the media realize it and change, the country is heading in a very dark direction.