# Looking Beyond What the Media is Telling Us (S3, Episode 6)

An episode of [The Simon Says Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1532949645), 17 Aug 2021, 33 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/37b97c74/podcast/play/38900273/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-7-17%2Fbfcdafa7-9500-8a0f-25e5-736f5fd2a13f.mp3

The term Fourth Estate refers to the press and news media that wield significant indirect social influence. Hence, media plays an extremely role in any modern society that values checks and balances of political mandate and powers. However, we are seeing increasingly erratic reporting, especially from mainstream media that simply want to lecture the viewers on their philosophy. They are quick to shout "racism/bigotry" each time they are unable to justify a happening. Join us this week as we walk you through the ways we can begin to read news article with a more discerning mind.

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