"Working" Class?

Duh! It just dawned on me that when the media says "working" class they really mean "lower" class. It's another euphemism to confuse people or perhaps soften the harsh reality that some people make less money than others. I really don't get it though; working class is not the equivalent of "poor" because almost everyone of every class level has to work, right? Seriously. That's just another annoying thing the media does. Other annoying things that the media does to confuse people are: not telling the whole story or leaving out important facts of a story, glamorizing/demonizing one side of a story over another, and being utterly irresponsible in divulging information to the public. As you can tell, I am not a huge fan of any sort of media (especially Fox News).



I understand the "freedom" of speech issue behind this media marketing, but I don't think that using fear tactics or controversial subject matter to propagandize what is essentially OPINION - not fact - is any way to behave as a media outlet. There are certain standards, or codes of conduct, that must be adhered to by the media. Just as they have a responsibility to protect the public interest, they have a responsibility to be unbiased and fact-check their sources before reporting. News organizations have been especially vulnerable to this sensationalizing of information, and it needs to stop. I don't expect news reporting to ever be completely neutral, but I hope we can get to a closer approximation of that someday soon. This is probably going to sound naive but I want to have faith that people in the US are smart enough to hear both sides of a story and then come to their own intelligent, thought-based conclusions without our "news" teams feeding us faulty information.... (ooohh, yeah that does sound a little far-fetched)...