Senate Enquiry restores my faith in democracy....Almost
June 26th 2008 03:11
Senate Enquiry restores my faith in democracy....Almost[[SIZE=3]I was over the moon when i heard the announcement of a senate enquiry into the academic bias evident in Secondary Schools and Universities. To hear this on the day after i blasted the media in a blog on their left leaning tendancies restored my faith in our elected politicians to take action on an issue of importance without being prompted by the political awareness media attention can create.
However it also made me question the operation of our democratic system. The media is supposed to be an advocate of the public, its function is an acknowledgment that the average joe does not have time to watch Question time live on the ABC nor the interest. The media should be highlighting these issues of Public importance, because all though i applaud the coalition senators in Victoria for pushing this, the fact is that we cannot trust our politicians to always do the right thing. The media is the safety net, it should not simply be reporting the announcement of an enquiry, it should have been the driving force.
For the sake of Australia we can do nothing but hope that this enquiry brings reform in Higher education and that this reform flows through to the Leftist Media in this nation[/SIZE]
However it also made me question the operation of our democratic system. The media is supposed to be an advocate of the public, its function is an acknowledgment that the average joe does not have time to watch Question time live on the ABC nor the interest. The media should be highlighting these issues of Public importance, because all though i applaud the coalition senators in Victoria for pushing this, the fact is that we cannot trust our politicians to always do the right thing. The media is the safety net, it should not simply be reporting the announcement of an enquiry, it should have been the driving force.
For the sake of Australia we can do nothing but hope that this enquiry brings reform in Higher education and that this reform flows through to the Leftist Media in this nation[/SIZE]
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Comment by Mr. Blonde
Bias will certainly have an effect on those students who are unthinking and willing to accept anything, but those who rise above the bias will form their own opinions - these are the people of value, and they are only made stronger in their fight to overcome any left bias.
And the media is shit. Hopefully people will learn to stop believing everything they read and think for themselves.
But perhaps I am putting too much faith in the human race.
Comment by Anonymous
However more concerning is the institutionalised bias, such as questions in School certificate history as "explain the implications of the constitutional disaster of 1972"
This type of bias is unacceptable. And yes, i agree, the students that come out of that are unbiased and are taught to think critically, but the vast majority come out of school politically disinterested but with a leftist view on key issues
Comment by Mr. Blonde
I'm not denying the bias in saying all of that, but I still think it needs to be considered.
Comment by journalism