In my country there is not any free newspaper. All news are written according to the government, therefore, most of the real events are different with the related news. There are many journalists in the prisons and long conviction is the result of writing true news in the newspaper. Although it is confusing for US people, it is completely accepted in my country. People usually can't rely on the news in the newspapers and other media. It is the main reason that most people don't pay attention to governmental media and usually watch other countries' News programs like BBC or VOA. Other reliable sources for News are social networks like Facebook and Twitter. I think with these spread networks, the history is not written by victors, however it will be written by people. Finally, I strongly believe that the most important necessity to all countries, especially for my country, is free newspapers.
It was unforeseen that all my friends in the group had the same idea; no one can rely on the News on the newspapers. Even my American classmate told that he has not been reading News since he came back from Iraq, 18 months ago. The other guys from Saudi Arabia have the same idea. They believe that the newspaper in their country are controlled by the government.
Maybe social media and some Internet sources are the place to find the truth -- but it takes a long time. I wonder if what we write here will ever become history.
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