Chapter Two--In which I critique a Blog from NYU

"Any good blogger, competing journalist or alert press critic can spot and publicize false balance and the lame acceptance of fact-free spin. Do users really want to be left helpless in sorting out who's faking it more? The he said, she said form says they do, but I say decline has set in."

--Jay Rosen
New York University Journalism Professor

Are there really only two sides to every story? Hardly. Depending on the context and situation, not every situation is a clear case of he said, she said. Or even, he said, he said. Or she said, she said. Because--in some cases--the truth can and almost always will be skewed to better suit each of the person's devices. Whether it would have details distorted, exaggerated, or even omitted, there is no such thing as the truth in the case of a "he said, she said". As most attorneys say, somewhere between each the accounts of the plaintiff and defendant is the truth.

Nevertheless, there will always be more than two sides to every story. And, with the advent of technology like YouTube and Twitter, the media outlets like MSNBC and Fox News, will continue to polarize this country with people who have little to no credentials whatsoever contribute to these networks. This nation may have freedom of the press but there is no freedom to spread lies and half-truths.

Chapter One--How it All Began

After struggling for an odd number of hours, I decided to name my Blog "Untitled Document" because of the fact that naming documents alone can take up to the deadline of said document. Nevertheless, I will use this blog to keep up with current events as well as an interior monologue of sorts. In a nutshell, nothing much going on. Mainly because it is the last hurrah of summer, so to speak, before the autumn weather sets in and--eventually--gives way to the long, harsh winters of northern Michigan.