Misrepresentation in the Media

I first read the article published in our local newspaper Rapid City Journal "C-Span bus rolls into town, but students still skeptical of political process" in my AP government class on Monday after the majority of my class. My first reaction to the article resembled that of my other classmates, I did not agree with any of the statements that Ms. Colias discussed in her article. This is primarly because of the way she took the words of students and twisted them in a way to match the way she wanted to present her story. This minipulation should not be allowed in media, but sadly that is the way how our society functions. After rereading the article after school it no longer seemed as bad as I had originally thought, yes there were qutoes that should not have been used, but overall it was not a slanderous article. Ms. Colias was simply trying to portray an image of how teenagers are frustrated and disinterested in the way the governement is run, and sadly because of this some of the students that she interviewed were misrepresented. Overall I believe that those who were given a false portrayal of their views have a right to be upset, however we should all learn from this experience that we should be careful what we say around the media and that every word counts.