Independent/Alternative vs. Mainstream Media

Many issues immediately rose up after the incident of the family 11 bombing, many of which include connoisseurisms and comments on what re tot on the wholey toldy happened and who actually did it. Michael Moore was unity of these people. Michael Francis Moore is a Michigan-born director cum actor cum political militant that has been known widely because of his fearless views on globalizations, large corporate companies, Iraq Wars and the US intervention, and most especially, a study critic if the US President George W. bush.He was the author of several best-selling books including political writings somewhat the countrys leaders. This includes Downsize This (1996), Stupid White Men (2001), and Dude, Wheres My Country? (2003). Moore started a survey of directing stints, starting from documentaries about his hometown, to fictional satirical movies, and back to award- lovely documentaries where he became known by the masses, developing a lot of following, a lot of friends, and a lot of enemies as well.He became involved with primetime television set when he was given the chance to host and the same time direct the television series TV Nation, a news magazine show that tackles light-handed topics which other television shows avoid. It aired for 9 and 8 episodes on NBC and cast off respectively. He had a nonher major series, The Awful Truth, which tackled the ill-use doings of major corporations and politicians. This television stint lasted the whole 1999 and 2000. He was given another series, Michael Moore put up aired in UK. He was awarded for being The Awful Truth, as a good producer and host.Mikes Videos, Films, and DocumentariesMichael Moore Became involved in creating several(a) takes on political and corporate wrong-doings through audio-visual media like music videos, fictional films and spaciotemporal documentaries. Through these, he was able to communicate to the people to his perspective on delicate topics regarding the political and economic players of the country and was often hated by these people because of his offensive creations.Michael Moores whole works came into light with his take on the aftermath of family 11, 01 bombings. This film documentary film is entitled Fahrenheit(postnominal)(postnominal) 9/11 which examines the possible links betwixt George W. Bush and Osama bin soakeds families. It is a documentary against the Bush administration which elicited various reactions from the Presidents allies and friends. He aimed for the film documentary to be watched by a lot of people, not only the Americans al i all over the world. This is to enlighten them, show them what could be a very upset truth about Bush and his call on terrorism.Fahrenheit was given realisation and was awarded the top honor at Cannes Film Festival, the Palme dOR, setting a record to be the first ever film documentary to experience won that prize. It has been an award-winning work of Michael Moore, making it the highest-grossing docu mentary of all time, earning an virtually 200 million dollars all over the world, 120 million of which, came from get together States alone. It became a talk of the world, since it tackles on a various perspective of the phratry 11 terrorist feeler, putting the President himself, George W. Bush, on the hot seat. This rather different check on terrorism greatly affected how people looked at the President, thus eliciting anger and negative reactions from his followers. They condemned the work of Moore, including his friends in the mainstream media.Moore and his Farenheit 9/11There had been a lot varied reactions with Moores award winning film documentary. A lot of these were the negative reactions from different news meshings, all saying that Moore was telling the whole American viewers his preconceived lies about the President George W. Bush and the September 11 terrorists attacks. Moore allowed to be consultationed by first principles anchor George Stephanopoulos on the This Week show. He was able to verbalise and recognize the major points of his critics.Taking the situation of the Saudi Nationals, including the alleged bin stiff family they were allowed to leave the United States near after the September 11 attacks. During that time, all commercial flights were grounded. Moore is saying that it is the Presidents doing to clear those flights, because of the fact that they retain family business ties to the Saudis, thus leading to the clearing of the bin Laden family similarly. The antecedent security adviser Richard Clarke, known to be a Bush critic said that he was the one responsible for clearing the flights, thus alleviating Bush of the doubts connected to him. Moores say on this was that Clarke made a wrong decision because he admitted making mistakes, but he already apologized to the families of the September 11 victims.Mainstream medias take on Moore and his FahrenheitMoores result to the interview could be considered as his evasion to th e topic, but this wasnt interpreted by tidings channels lightly. first principle, instead of putting it on the consequent news stories, stir made a direct action against it. The network launched direct actions, two-pronged attacks on the film and its accuracy, starting from their early morning intelligence information shows up to the stations late night news.They hit on Moore and his work without allowing Moore the chance to respond to their grave claims that are greatly damaging. Segments started with the brilliant incredulity, Fact or Fiction? thus hinting that Moore is not a rock-steady source, feeding the viewers with his lies, damaging his reputation to the people. They just relied on Clarkes statements, yet didnt make the effort to ask the side of Moore for his answers. well be suckd Morning America publicist Bridgette Maney said that rudiment News gave Moore his modal(a) share of a chance to respond, to defend him of these accusations. Cathie Levine, ABC News phonati on said that they didnt lack any attempts to give Moore a chance, that they had ran a clip from the Stephanopoulos interview after the airing of Clarkes statement. Yet, the clip they cede shown didnt have any response from Moore. They have wrongly positioned the man, presentation the people that hes a liar, yet his justifications was not shown to the public, an lesson of the negative publicity they are openhanded Moore.Another station that reacted with Moores Fahrenheit was NBC, giving out highly negative assessments of the film documentary. These were shown on both(prenominal) their Nightly News and their cable channel, MSNBC. They tagged their coverage of Moores works as a truth squad report, again clear implying that Moores works were just but a work of fiction, a harvesting of his imagination, a documentary conceived from lies and radical imaginations. Lisa Myers, a senior correspondent of NBC, clearly showcased the hilarious, comical moment in Fahrenheit 9/11, as an wei ghty part of the truth squads expose.In this part, it shows when Moore asked some of the legislators to sign their children up as volunteers to fight in Iraq on the Presidents suit against terrorism. Lisa Myers pinpointed one incident, when Moore failed to put in and include the comments of a upturned Republican congress member, Mark Kennedy. He replied that his nephew was called into service and that hes already going to Afghanistan. Lisa Myers pointed that Moore didnt like the legislators response thats why he didnt include it on the documentary. Moore rebutted that in the Stephanopoulos interview that when they interviewed Kennedy, he didnt have any family members in Afghanistan. But just like ABC, NBC made no effort to include this disprover in their reports.Considering the responses from these mainstream news giants, they are all one-sided. It is possible that Moore could have fabricated the confine of his film documentary, but they lacked a lot regarding the explanation of Moores side. They have loaded leading phrases, like fact or fiction, and truth squad, which could be wrongly interpreted by the viewers, implying Moores lack of credibility.They have also omitted Moores answers to certain important question, making him look like a liar who cant defend his statements, thus making him look bad to the people. Why would these networks do these, clearly showing that they are giving a bias in this case? Looking closely, NBC is owned and managed by General Electric, a company that plays a key role in National Defense because they are their prime contractors. On the other hand, ABC is owned by Disney, even though they have no unornamented connections to the government, they solely depend on the benefits they get from federal regulators, benefiting from the influence they have on the people, thus maintaining a good image to the people.Disney even manipulated its subsidiary, Miramax, on handling of Fahrenheits distribution, pulling pressure in tack for the latter to pull their support in the dissemination of the film documentary on a larger scale. When you look at it closely, both NBC and ABC have a lot to gain in joining the attack on Moores work rather than staying still, being neutral.Independent/Alternative media on Moore and his FahrenheitOn another perspective, Moores Fahrenheit 9/11 documentary film got overwhelmingly favorable reviews from the majority of independent media. Fahrenheit ignited a fire which led to various discussions on some alternative media that people access everyday. This includes blogs, journals, and web-based system for nurture dissemination.There has been a fairly large contribution from websites talking about important points on Moores film documentary. There were negative comments, yet they were seemingly justified by sites and posts that tackle favorable reactions on Fahrenheit. Thus, Fahrenheit made a difference, wherein not only the Americans derived a sense of the level of deception they have had , but also to those who wrongly accused Moore, forcing them to bear the humiliation it entailed.Conclusion/ImplicationsThe implication of Michael Moores work to alternative media was very positive. It elicited personal opinions from people study it or those who have come across it. This was the main difference between the information dispersal between alternative and mainstream media. The audiences, the people reading or hearing or watching the news feed could interact, reacts, comments and discuss intrinsic points. There is transparency, because they could question the reliability, the credibility of the source of information.Whereas the mainstream media could clearly manipulate the information they are feeding the people. Take for example the omissions in Moores statements, his rebuttal to the negative points raised by his critics. They were deliberately manipulated, removed by the News stations in order to prove one aspect. It is to further question Moores credibility as a sour ce of information, as the one who conceived the idea of the Fahrenheit 9/11.ReferencesMichael Moore Exposed. 2005. February 8 2007. .Hitchens, Christopher. Unfairenheit 9/11The Lies of Michael Moore. 2004. February 8 2007. .North, Gary. Mainstream Media Vs Upstream Media . 2005. February 8 2007. .