Fact - The temperature can go down to 20 deg C today
Opinion - Its going to be a very cold day today.
It was not long ago when we had just half an hour in the whole day when we got information from around the world, right from what happened in the neighborhood that day to what the score was, of a match played far down south in Australia thousands of kilometers away.
But today is already a different age. We are flooded with information from all kinds of sources every second of the clock. What used to be an active form of collecting information is now passive. Information comes right to your browser, your mobile phone, your mail client without anybody actively looking for it. What used to be reported in the form of facts once, is overridden now by numerous opinions, some qualified some personal and amidst the forest of opinions, the tree of facts seems to be hidden deep.
The social media which has now become a powerful venue to exercise the freedom of expression, has made it even more complex when it comes to seeking information. So many opinions - similar, opposing, neutral exist and the discussions that ensue make one go back to the good old half an hour news for the purer versions and be at peace.
Fact - The date is 1/1/2014
Opinion - Wish you all a very happy new year :)
Opinion - Its going to be a very cold day today.
It was not long ago when we had just half an hour in the whole day when we got information from around the world, right from what happened in the neighborhood that day to what the score was, of a match played far down south in Australia thousands of kilometers away.
But today is already a different age. We are flooded with information from all kinds of sources every second of the clock. What used to be an active form of collecting information is now passive. Information comes right to your browser, your mobile phone, your mail client without anybody actively looking for it. What used to be reported in the form of facts once, is overridden now by numerous opinions, some qualified some personal and amidst the forest of opinions, the tree of facts seems to be hidden deep.
The social media which has now become a powerful venue to exercise the freedom of expression, has made it even more complex when it comes to seeking information. So many opinions - similar, opposing, neutral exist and the discussions that ensue make one go back to the good old half an hour news for the purer versions and be at peace.
Fact - The date is 1/1/2014
Opinion - Wish you all a very happy new year :)
