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This 10 page paper examines the impact of the media on U.S. foreign policy. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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media decides to present; furthermore, they all seem to copy each other, so there are endless, mindless, numbing reports on the doings of non-celebrities like Paris Hilton and other plastic
personalities. This is a trivial example, but it illustrates the point: the media is extremely powerful, to the point where they may indeed be influencing policy. This paper will try
to determine whether or not this is occurring. Discussion There are some questions we might consider with regard to the actual mechanics of researching these issues, including the relevant factual
background needed to understand the topic; the nature of the debate over the topic; and views about current U.S. policy. The factual background is probably the most important, since we
are trying to determine the effects of a real process on real policies. That means that we need to find examples, if possible, of instances where something in the media
has caused a shift in American foreign policy. It may or may not be possible, but we can certainly find discussions by knowledgeable people with regard to the topic and
see what they believe is happening. The nature of the debate is very simple: if the media is driving foreign policy, then that policy by its very nature reflects the
goals of the media; and specifically of the owners of the stations, newspapers, etc. Its fair to say that in general the owners tend to be conservative Republicans, so the
legitimate question then arises, how much of the news reporting these organizations do is driven by a political agenda? The example that comes to mind here is the intensity of
the media frenzy over the invasion of Afghanistan in the wake of 9/11. Even as Bush was yelling "Lets roll!" and whipping up a war frenzy, there were people wondering
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