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This 5 page paper looks at media in general, and determines how it affects society. Its manipulative effects are the focus of this paper that looks at subliminal seduction, media's effects on elections and how media promotes trends. Examples are used primarily in the United States of America. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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is slanted to be rather liberal. Others contend that with the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, the media is really quite conservative. Yet, whether or not the media
tends to go one way or the other, does it really affect people all that much? Questions loom large. Does advertising really work, or do people make decisions based on
common sense? Also, how much might media affect individuals as they go about their day to day lives? Media does seem to have an affect on politics and how it
is reported can even make or break an election. For example, during the 2000 presidential campaign, polls began to close on the East coast and it seemed as if the
election was over. Florida would be the key decision-maker in this election, and it was. Yet, the reporting of results throughout the nation was problematic as votes were counted all
day, and polls would be opened in California for three more hours than they were on the East coast. This means that with all the technology, and media reporting, and
media predictions, people would decide whether or not it is worthwhile to leave their homes and vote. Some say that the media has a detrimental effect on elections. Some
believe that the media was set on Gore. They contend that even if one contested media surveys that unexpectedly showed Bush ahead, that would abruptly cease to be a
crime against democracy (Crowley 18). When the Heralds Miami-Dade undervote count provided a small Gore gain, Republicans were happy to set aside media-bashing and applaud the new
count (18). Obviously, one had to either trust the media all the time, or not. The fact that media does sometimes report to favor one side, and then another, provides
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