Question Everything.

Media is the various vehicles that deliver information to people. Mass media therefore must then refer to various vehicles that deliver information to large audiences.
Since the mass media send information to large amounts of people, a large amount of people know or have heard the same thing. Does this make information legitimate or true?
My grade 11 media studies teacher continually taught us to always “Ask Why.” For any given situation, story, or everyday life encounters, a staple 2 words were drilled into our heads: “Question Everything!”
I did not even begin to grasp what he was talking about until near the end of the semester. Throughout the course he used to tell us particularly out of the ordinary stories every couple of days; and he was the type of character you would never know if he was lying or telling us the truth. Near the end of the semester he told us to think of all the things we might question within the classroom. He then reminded us to “question everything”. Later on he told us he had never told a story in class that was 100% true, however, since none of us thought to question the teacher, we all went on believing every word he ever said. He told us not even half of his stories were true. Suddenly the whole year came together; and I started to “question everything.”
So although the mass media may affect the largest amount of people, it does not mean the majority is always right. If you question everything, you will find the answers you weren’t looking for.