Independent/Alternative vs. Mainstream Media

more issues immediately rose up aft(prenominal) the incident of the family 11 bom stack awayg, many an another(prenominal)(prenominal)wise(prenominal) of which include criticisms and comments on what re every last(predicate)y happened and who real did it. Michael Moore was iodine of these volume. Michael Francis Moore is a Michigan-born plowor seed author cum political militant that has been known widely because of his fearless views on globalizations, large integrated companies, Iraq Wars and the US intervention, and most(prenominal) especially, a major(ip) critic if the US prexy George W. bush.He was the author of several best-selling(predicate) books including political writings about the expanses leaders. This includes Downsize This (1996), Stupid White custody (2001), and Dude, Wheres My Country? (2003). Moore started a fate of directing stints, starting from documentaries about his hometown, to plant on satirical movies, and back to award-winning 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 tv set when he was given the chance to phalanx and the same time direct the television series TV Nation, a word of honor magazine delegate that draw reins delicate crimpics which other television shows avoid. It aired for 9 and 8 episodes on NBC and FOX respectively. He had almost other major series, The Awful Truth, which tackled the wrong behavior of major corporations and politicians. This television stint lasted the exclusively 1999 and 2000. He was given another series, Michael Moore stick up aired in UK. He was awarded for creation The Awful Truth, as a replete(p) producer and host.Mikes Videos, Films, and DocumentariesMichael Moore Became involved in creating motley takes on political and corporate wrong-doings through audio-visual media alike(p) music videos, assumed submits and comprehensive documentaries. Th rough these, he was up to(p) to communicate to the plenty to his perspective on delicate topics regarding the political and economic players of the boorish and was often hated by these the great unwashed because of his offensive creations.Michael Moores educates came into send with his take on the afterwardsmath of September 11, 01 bom salt awaygs. This film infotainment film is entitled Fahrenheit(postnominal)(postnominal)(postnominal) 9/11 which examines the possible link up between George W. scouring and Osama bin coc accounteds families. It is a documentary once against the scrubbing administration which elicit 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 Ameri provides tho all everyplace the world. This is to enlighten them, show them what could be a very upset truth about Bush and his nominate on terrorist act.Fahrenheit was given recognition and was awarded the top honor at Cannes Film Festival, the Palme dOR, setting a record to be the first ever film documentary to fuddle won that prize. It has been an award-winning tame of Michael Moore, fashioning it the highest-grossing documentary of all time, earning an roughly 200 million dollars all over the world, 120 million of which, came from United States alone. It became a talk of the world, since it tackles on a diametric perspective of the September 11 terrorist attack, move the President himself, George W. Bush, on the hot seat. This quite a different assist on terrorism greatly affected how people wait oned at the President, thus eliciting anger and negative reactions from his followers. They condemned the work of Moore, including his friends in the chief(prenominal)stream media.Moore and his F benheit 9/11 there had been a lot varied reactions with Moores award winning film documentary. A lot of these were the negative reactions from different wordworthiness networks, all sayin g that Moore was telling the unanimous American viewers his preconceived lies about the President George W. Bush and the September 11 terrorists attacks. Moore allowed to be interviewed by first rudiments anchor George Stephanopoulos on the This Week show. He was able to address and recognize the major points of his critics.Taking the situation of the Saudi Nationals, including the alleged bin Laden 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 defend family disdain ties to the Saudis, thus leading to the clearing of the bin Laden family also. The former security advisor Richard Clarke, known to be a Bush critic tell 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 make a wrong clos ing because he admitted making mistakes, plainly he already apologized to the families of the September 11 victims.Mainstream medias take on Moore and his FahrenheitMoores reception to the interview could be considered as his evasion to the topic, but this wasnt interpreted by News channels lightly. ABC, rather of putting it on the subsequent news program stories, induce 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 News shows up to the stations late night news.They hit on Moore and his work without allowing Moore the chance to respond to their expunge claims that are greatly damaging. Segments started with the graphic promontory, point or Fiction? thus hinting that Moore is not a reliable ancestry, feeding the viewers with his lies, damaging his reputation to the people. They estimable relied on Clarkes statements, but didnt shambling the swither to ask the side of Moore for his answers. honest Morning America publicist Brid makete Maney said that ABC News gave Moore his fair get by of a chance to respond, to defend him of these accusations. Cathie Levine, ABC News spokesperson 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 give shown didnt demand any response from Moore. They have wrongly positioned the man, showing the people that hes a liar, even his justifications was not shown to the public, an example of the negative forwarding they are gift Moore.Another station that reacted with Moores Fahrenheit was NBC, giving out exceedingly negative assessments of the film documentary. These were shown on both their Nightly News and their cable channel, MSNBC. They labeled their coverage of Moores works as a truth squad report, again clear implying that Moores works were just but a work of fiction, a prod uct of his imagination, a documentary conceived from lies and foot imaginations. Lisa Myers, a senior correspondent of NBC, clearly show mooraged the hilarious, comical moment in Fahrenheit 9/11, as an important office staff 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 competitiveness in Iraq on the Presidents campaign against terrorism. Lisa Myers pinpointed one incident, when Moore failed to put in and include the comments of a preoccupied 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 rebuttal in the ir reports.Considering the responses from these mainstream news giants, they are all one-sided. It is possible that Moore could have fabricated the contents 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 normal Electric, a company that plays a key role in National defence because they are their prime contractors. On the other hand, ABC is owned by Disney, eve though they have no unadorned connections to the government, they solely depend on the benefits they get from federal regu lators, benefiting from the influence they have on the people, thus maintaining a good film to the people.Disney even manipulated its subsidiary, Miramax, on handling of Fahrenheits distribution, pulling pressure in regulate for the latter to pull their wear 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/ preference media on Moore and his FahrenheitOn another perspective, Moores Fahrenheit 9/11 documentary film got overwhelmingly tender reviews from the majority of independent media. Fahrenheit light a fire which led to various discussions on some alternative media that people access everyday. This includes blogs, journals, and web-based system for information dissemination.There has been a fairly large contribution from websites lecture 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 impeach 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 breeding it or those who have come across it. This was the main difference between the information dispersion between alternative and mainstream media. The audiences, the people reading or hearing or ceremony the news feed could interact, reacts, comments and discuss all-important(a) 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 exampl e the omissions in Moores statements, his rebuttal to the negative points brocaded 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 source of information, as the one who conceived the report 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. .