Does Newspapers Always Speak The Truth?

newspaper is a business . they just want to earn money . so they write in their own way what people like to read , which is half truth rest made by them self

Newspapers like all forms of media can be manipulated in so many different ways. In fairness to those who are our friends in the media, they are just doing their job. The media always seeks truth in their work. Yet the truth sometimes elude them and are hidden behind a myriad of puzzles. There are known forces greater than the media world. These can use their power to manipulate information and yes sometimes the media is given the wrong information. As they gather their information the first one that comes out in the news isn't necessarily the final say. Sometimes we all find out in the end that the truth has been twisted and more often than not some things have never been solved fully. It's just like a detectives job. Series of clues and information doesn't necessarily point to the criminal. That is why in some cases the wrong person has been convicted. Cheers!!

I work in the newspaper industry and can say that newspapers don't always speak the truth. Often stories are biased and offer only one side, this in itself offers some untruth. This is a great discussion. Thanks for posting.

I would ask this question differently. Do Newspapers EVER speak the truth? I think they are more truthful than television but that is not saying much.

In my opinion not all news published in the newspapers speak entirely of the truth. Yes there maybe truth in some but there are some sensationalism or lies in others. Most news writers if not all have the habit of making a mountain out of a mole so we should not always believe every news in the newspapers. It is the news that keep these papers alive so they will dig every single opportunity to come up with news and too sad sometimes they are alreay publishing lies.

I think it is not possible all the news paper have been always speaks truth. But news papers are trustful when compared to tv news channels. But all the news papers didn't speak truth. Happy to share your discussion. Happy myLotting.

No I don't think so.Most of the news are biased or lack in details or the worse is feeding us with false details.

the news don,t always tell the truth they don,t always have the information right so they have to print a retrackion.sometimes they give out to much information on the crimal making it hard for them to be caught.the news people don,t alway think when delieverying the news.

hi mylotters! in my opinion no media speaks truth whether it's television,radio or newspaper.i think 1/4th of the news is fake in newspapers but it's ok everybody lies so no issues.

Manipulation of truth has been goin on for hundreds of years. Even history has some sort of twisting. Not really telling the real deal. And to rebel against them is such a huge task, that I know if we are not strong and willing to work together you can kiss that rebellion goodbye. It is only possible if we can achieve that bond and set aside our differences globally. Tsk tsk. Just think how impossible that can be at present. We are all divided by creed, language, culture and government. In a single country alone like the good ol' US of A. There are many religions, for sure that takes sometime to gather them as one for a revolution. What we all need is a true leader to guide us, one that doesn't use religion, language and culture to get us all together against all the barriers that are ahead of us.

honestly speaking, many newspapers teling some information that are not true, pure speculations, they tend to write anything to sell out their papers. :( how sad for the readers.

Always,there are not the truth on newspapers,it's just an opinion of writers.They get the informations from someone or some place,and pass a opinion for those news,you can't equally opinion as truth.sometimes,the writer who work for politician write some article to cover up the truth.

Whether to tell the truth to twist a truth, I think the newspaper would choose the one which would bring them the most benefit. Of course there's some exceptions. Most of them, even they tell the truth, they would exaggerate the situation. Small case can be a hugh case in their depiction. Even this, I read news every day.

I think most of them are biased.. like say for example the new york Yankees vs. the Toronto blue jays, the Toronto newspapers would likely side by the Toronto team and in new york they would go for the Yankees so they can connect with the people.

I dont think so.Now a days,it is very difficult to get a correct news from the news paper.To get the correct news we have to read different news paper.The same news is interpreted in different ways in different papers.

I am not sure. now newspaper, news channel all have become much more entertainment basis. that day they was discussing something about poterntial job cut and it was going beyond limit.

Having had articles written about me by a newspaper and having had worked for one, normal newspapers tell the truth but can twist stories to make them more interesting, sort of making the real facts muddled. Now, those 'rag' papers, like the Enquirer, etc., do not as sometimes they will even make up stories if they have no story. Here is a little fact I learned when I was in Alaska in 2002. During the Gold Rush, there was this camp along the Yukon River, in Alaska, leading up to where many gold diggers were heading to places in Canada. This village, now known as Liar's Village, where newspaper men would wait for the miners to pass through, tell their stories, and then write a story. They would send these stories down to the paper they were writing for in the big cities. If no one came along and they were in need of a story, they would make on up. Of course, the papers did not know if it was true or not, but I guess the word got out and that is why the camp was known as Liar's Village. Of course, I can only speak for the newspaper I used to work for, that they only printed factual accounts. I could not say for other papers, but as my grandmother used to say, "Don't believe everything that you read."

I do not think newspapers always speak truth. Sometimes it is intentional with some motive behind and sometimes due to the lack of true information from reporters or failure to analyze correctly by the writters. If newspapers speak always truth then all the nwes paper will write exactly same thing, ther will not be differences in opinions.

I think newspapers today have to tell the truth, because if they do not they will be taken to court for not telling the truth or making things up. I see a lot of celebraties today sueing newspapers for different things, so they must still do it. I think they do most of the time 'tell the truth' and I love reading all the news from around the world, I believe them to be true stories and I think it leads to a lot of chat through out the day.

In my opinion,no...Most of the time,they speak the truth.But if some writers find something that the govenment don't want people know,they would take action to prevent the dissemination of the news.They hide the truth,just let us know something which does not matter.