Off Course

In his article, "Off Course", Michael Massing says that The New York Times should cover more stories about the social impact of Pop Culture. I think he has a good point. It would be interesting to have a broader range of stories on pop culture, and to see the effect it has on our society. But the debates about whether pop culture is good or bad or responsible for how children act has been going on for so long. There is no evidence to say definitely either way whether it influences people or not, and I think maybe we would just end up going round in circles, arguing the same things over and over again. On the other hand, more information can help lead to more informed decisions. I also found it interesting that Massing had statistics claiming that many people are not happy with what is in the mainstream media and have concerns. This surprised me because I was unaware that people really aren't getting what they want, when that's what corporations claim they're doing.