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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 5 page assertion that
the media has had, and currently has, a tremendous impact on political
function in America. This paper contends that technololgy itself can be
identified as the root cause of media irresponsibility. While we tend
to view the impact of the media as having occurred only in contemporary
times, however, in reality it was at play in our earlier history as
well. The author outlines the media role in newsmaking, interpretation,
socialization, persuasion, agenda setting, and framing as to how they
impact political function. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The media plays many roles in American society. One of the most interesting of
these is its role in shaping the political culture of the country. This role is accomplished via six distinct aspects: newsmaking, interpretation, socialization, persuasion, agenda setting, and framing.
Utilizing these functions the media wields a heavy impact on politics and, indeed, on culture in general. While the media has the potential to play a positive role
in the shaping of American culture, it could be contended that this impact is largely deleterious in its nature. Indeed, the contemporary lack of civility which we are experiencing
in contemporary politics is largely attributable to the media. The electronic media is one of the most influential entities of the modern
world. While we are most definitely better informed about current world events as a result of television and radio, we are also subject to manipulation by the media.
Indeed, the electronic media plays a direct role in the way the American public, in particular, perceives the world around us and our place in that world. In many
ways it could be said that we are being lulled into a sense of complacency by the glowing light and ever present hum of the electronic media. This light
and sound does not necessarily inform in so much as it blinds and deafens us to the realities of world events. The degree to which we are manipulated in
regard to our opinions is determined only by media responsibility, a quality which can differ not only between medias but also between individual representatives of the media.
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