Of Media and Press Freedom

Fahrenheit(postnominal) 9/11, a documentary film which debuted in the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, was produced, written, and directed by the now controversial Michael Moore. It has and continues to create waves in Ameri rump society for its liberal and litigious perspectives. Although the title includes the fateful numbers 9 and 11, the documentary was non re all(prenominal)y about September 11, but it did touch briefly on that doomful day for all Americans curiously since it was pivotal for the discussion of what was really the impressions main target.The film provided not only the American people but similarly the world over a critical look on George W. shrubs presidency and his War on Terrorism. Moore, admittedly a liberal, is not exactly fond of chairperson George W. Bush. And this is apparent in his works, especially with the documentary film now in question. In fact, Fahrenheit 9/11 was mostly an attack on W. Bush and the guidance he handled the 9/11 attacks and the pr inting press threat of nemesisism on America. Moore contends that W. Bush was not exactly an inept president au contraire, he was a really smart one who knew that how influential his position is.Released in America at a lower place the presidency of the genuinely man it sought to destroy, Fahrenheit 9/11 was the perfect example of just how much democracy can be and, sometimes, should be very lenient on the media. With the media being brand as a watchdog, serving as the citizens omnipotent eye on the goings-on of politics and everything else that concerns them, it is very necessary to let the media speak as freely as it should. Even with moves to censor and even debase Moore and his claims in this documentary, the Bush judiciary had to let the movie be shown as completely hiding Fahrenheit 9/11 from the public will be a motility for questioning the governments commitment to freedom of speech, which is clearly stated in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights.Yet with the a dmirable way Fahrenheit 9/11 demonstrated our countrys committal to press freedom, the Palme dOr recipient also painted just how media can also go overboard and abuse its last as a watchdog. Even with the guise of being a look into how a president can abuse his tycoons, Fahrenheit 9/11 was made in a manner that can cause discord.Made and exhibited at a time when Americans are still healing from the wounds of September 11 and the movie painfully refreshed the hurt that the events caused the American people. As the now popular Spiderman saying goes, With great power comes great responsibility. This only means that people behind the media know just when propagandas and destructive materials should be unbroken to a minimum.Assuming that Moore did get his facts right in the movie and his claims in his award-winning documentary film basis and are deserving of being exposed to the people, we can still see just how shameful media can be of its powers this time, well see it in the stor ies that Moore weaved. Medias insolent nature is most apparent in the part where the movies director/writer portrayed the news networks contribution to the fear propaganda.Moore claims that the first appearance of a war in Iraq had no basis, just W. Bushs own fear propaganda, which (as was also stated by Member of the Congress Jim McDermott) was spurred by the medias willing coverage of the Bush administrations feed of the constant threat of terrorism even though there were no peculiar(prenominal) details handed out. And so in a way, Moore also momentarily paints a tirade on American medias eagerness to become a voice of the Bush administration by presenting the terror threat and even the Iraqi war in a non-rationale way, going with what the W. Bush administration wanted them to cover. For Moore, a lot of lies and cover-ups happened with the War on Terrorism coverage.Indeed, Fahrenheit 9/11 may accept torn the nation into two some believing its theories wholeheartedly, and some reserving their trust to the Bush administration. But for either political science student, the movie is a perfect look as to how important a manipulation and responsibility the media posses in a democratic society. The movie also throws in the glaring fact that the media with all its freedom and responsibility should take extra care in handling its affairs.ReferencesFahrenheit 9/11. Dir. Michael Moore. 2004, June 25. DVD. social lion Gates Films, 2004.