Christian and I posed a series of questions that were videotaped to students and staff in the student center/lounge/cafeteria. The five questions were:
1.) Where do you get your information as in specific sources (ie: washingtonpost.com, Fox News, NPR, etc.)
2.) Do you prefer television, radio, print, or internet news sources?
3.) Specifically, what do you think is the least trust-worthy of sources?
4.) Do you believe the truth is manufactured or manipulated?
5.) Do you ever question the information you receive from any and all sources?
The responses varied but many of those we interviewed responded with similar answers such as Fox News being the least reliable and that the sources from the Internet were favored because of convenience and prestigious reliability (ie: newyorktimes.com). Many felt that the truth we receive is manipulated in some way for some reason and even one responded with the opinion that the government manipulated our news (this man also refused to be videotaped). Another common opinion was the doubting of all information received and that it is human nature to question all that we hear in the news today.
Our interviews will be uploaded as soon as we return to the hostel later tonight. Currently, we're still at MIT and will be conducting further interviews and a potential tour of the media lab facility. We'll be back!
--Christian and Lindsay
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