“The Bias of Language, the Bias of Pictures” By Neil Postman and Steve Powers

The authors Postman and Powers try to explain that language and pictures can tell many stories, it just depends on the listener. They explain that every picture can tell many stories because not everyone will see the same picture. Everyone can make up something and for the most part it will be different than the other person. The authors also go on to explain that when you are watching television that not everything is as it seems. Most news programs are usually broadcasted after the story already took place, therefore the story is now only a hearsay story because the viewer may not know the whole story because they were not there. The authors also explain that language and pictures can tell a certain type of story just the way they are written, painted, and read. I do agree with what the authors are trying to say.