Catch up

Time to play catch up on the blogs I missed out on:

Chapter 4:

Interesting thought: We actually retain more facts than we think we do. The media over-exposes crimes which lead us to believe that crime rates are higher than they are. Unfortunately, I have researched this for my topic in Journalism 335 (Media & Ethics), and it has come out to be true. Crime rates have actually decreased in rate, yet increased in media. Perhaps the media should consider global warming or educational problems, rather than exaggerating crime. Also, often times our brains believe we have the correct facts, when in all reality, we don't.