After slamming myself in the previous blog for being too willing to follow what opinion my Opinion Leaders take on something, I figured I can be a little kinder to myself in this blog.
There is a rarely a time I watch TV for purely entertainment reasons. Yes, I'll turn it on low when I take a nap but when I watch TV, it is usually to gain information. Regardless, the media still affects me. I may not agree with everything I see that I watch, but the main reason I watch the programs I do is because I do agree with the majority of the programs opinions. Giving up the plan I had not to let my political leanings come out, I tend to watch a lot of Glenn Beck, Anderson Cooper, and some O'Reilly. I definitely don't agree with everything that is put on on those shows, and I find myself arguing in my head with the host, or a guest on the show all the time. I have noticed my opinions on things change or drift farther in one direction from watching certain programs. For example, when someone mentions Illegal Immigration, my reaction to the word is much closer to Glenn Beck's now than it was a few months ago, because of his constant talk about the subject. His position SEEMS logical to me, though I think he gets a little too upset about it, so his constant jabber about the issue has really gotten into my head, especially, since, admitantly, I don't work very hard to get information from the other side about the issue.
I suppose I see the TV as a good way to form my opinions about things. Anderson Cooper is far more moderate than Glenn Beck (although not liberal), so I look at him as way of moderating my opinion so it doesn't become too mindlessly conservative. While some watch TV for Entertainment and aren't fully aware of the values they have that are changing, I watch it for information, but count on it shaping my opinion, which is a big difference...for better or worse, I don't know.
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