Blog Prompt # 3: Expert Commentary, Academic Feilds and Intellectual Diversity

When thinking of the which disciplines are most represented in media, my gut response is very similar to my classmates, political science and economics appear to dominate the conversation. In general I think the more humanities focused disciplines get overlooked in our society. I do think there are traces of them in most issues it's just not the dominant lens for viewing these issues. I believe this to be a product of capitalism, because in truth there is not much wealth to be made in simply being a well-rounded person. 

Any truly well-read person understands that most issues are interdisciplinary and require critical thinking beyond one disciplinary perspective. As we've discussed the media is a polarized entertainment vehicle. It's not in it's best interest to educate the public objectively, so different channels cater to their viewership from the discipline most related to their agenda. For example, if you're watching a more conservative network you're going to get more economic critiques of social issues and less of the sociological counter arguments. If you are watching a more liberal network, you're going to get the humanities appearing more in the presentation as they tend to be advocating for human rights.

All of the disciplines can be used to present effective arguments depending on the agenda of the presenter and the viewership. I don't think any one perspective is underrepresented in the media, especially when considering social media. The most underrepresented perspective, if it can even be considered a perspective, is neutrality. We don't see much listening going on or genuine consideration of opposing viewpoints.