Frontline Essay
Foucalt said that ‘Truth is produced only by virtue of multiple forms of constraint'. Indeed, he is right. In the 21st century society we live in, truth is a social construct, shaped by a certain few who have the power to deem what is accepted as truth. Arguably ulterior motives, personal agendas, corporate and political interests affect the representation of the truth. ‘Frontline', ‘US Media Blues' and ‘Media Watch' attempt to give insight on how media corporations represent the truth. Collectively, these three texts are an invitation for responders to question the authority and work ethics of those who control the telling of the truth, and think critically of how the truth can be distorted or misrepresented.
Arguably, the representations of truth by the media are influenced by ulterior motives. Frontline satirize such motives of media networks by purposely misrepresenting a current affairs program so to invite scrutiny upon the representations of truth. The opening sequence......
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