Of Media and Press Freedom

Fahrenheit 9/11, a documentary icon which debuted in the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, was produced, written, and directed by the instantly controversial Michael Moore. It has and continues to wee-wee waves in Ameri potentiometer society for its liberal and litigious perspectives. Although the title includes the pitch-black numbers 9 and 11, the documentary was not re all in ally about kinfolk 11, but it did touch briefly on that doomful day for all Americans peculiarly since it was pivotal for the discussion of what was really the movies main target.The burgeon forth provided not only the American people but also the humankind over a critical manner on George W. shrubs presidency and his War on terrorist act. Moore, admittedly a liberal, is not only fond of President George W. chaparral. And this is apparent in his works, especially with the documentary fritter now in question. In fact, Fahrenheit 9/11 was broadly an attack on W. Bush and the bureau he handled the 9/1 1 attacks and the pressing terror of terrorism on America. Moore contends that W. Bush was not precisely an inept president au contraire, he was a really spite one who knew practiced how influential his position is.Released in America low the presidency of the very 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 existence branded 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 discredit Moore and his claims in this documentary, the Bush administration had to let the movie be shown as completely hide Fahrenheit 9/11 from the public will be a cause for questioning the governments commitment to freedom of speech, which is distinctly stated in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights .Yet with the admirable way Fahrenheit 9/11 demonstrated our countrys lading to press freedom, the Palme dOr recipient also painted just how media can also go overboard and abuse its function as a watchdog. Even with the guise of being a look into how a president can abuse his powers, Fahrenheit 9/11 was make 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 inwarfaredness that people behind the media know just when propagandas and destructive materials should be unploughed to a minimum.Assuming that Moore did get his facts right in the movie and his claims in his award-winning documentary have basis and are deserving of being exposed to the people, we can still see just how abusive media can be of its powers this time, well see it in the stories that Moore weaved. Medias insolent nature is about apparent in the part where the movies director/ author portrayed the news networks contribution to the maintenance propaganda.Moore claims that the launching 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 ageless threat of terrorism even though there were no special(prenominal) details handed out. And so in a way, Moore also momently paints a tirade on American medias eagerness to compose 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 have torn the terra firma into two some believing its theori es wholeheartedly, and some reserving their trust to the Bush administration. further for any political science student, the movie is a perfect look as to how important a role 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 discussion its affairs.ReferencesFahrenheit 9/11. Dir. Michael Moore. 2004, June 25. DVD. Lion Gates Films, 2004.