How The Media Is The Issue Of The 21st Century

The media industry in the United States of America (US) is one such industry. As a powerful communication tool, the media has attracted many companies but only a handful has grown big. These media giants have dominated the local market and are currently seeking to conquer the global media industry in search of better profits.

Should the media play a role in American democracy? The media has a big role in informing people about what is going on in the world. I believe that the media shouldn’t play a role in American democracy. The media has the power to influence voters and candidates, but that is dangerous. If the media were to still play a role in American democracy, it would be a limited one.

Luke Scott once stated, ¨Crime is actually less in places where people own guns. Washington, D.C., is a case in point. It has the strictest gun laws, but who has the highest crime rate in the country? Washington, D.C.¨ Many people in the United States of America own firearms and use them in a proper, safe manner. Yet, gun control advocates pursue in trying to ban and put limits on the purchase and ownership of guns because of rare mass shootings that the media portrays to the general public. The media never shows the public the good that firearms do, the way firearms saves lives and keeps people safe. Gun control advocates believe that minimizing the availability of purchasing guns will decrease gun violence. This is ignorant and not a

In a subsequent section, Turner explains the vital role of big corporations and how it can be compared to the vital role of small corporations. These smaller corporations are the ones with the big ideas – such as Turner’s idea with the Atlanta Superstation or CNN – and when the small corporations are not allowed to thrive as they are overshadowed by the big corporations, then the emerging ideas cease to exist. Another factor that contributes to the lack of big/small corporation interaction are the rules set upon by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that sets rules to the amount of smaller business the big corporations can own. It goes back to the loss of the smaller, innovative corporations that are not allowed to thrive because they have no means to do so on their own – even if corporation owners have houses to mortgage, the financial implications are a lot more than what they were in Turner’s earlier times. It is through Turner’s times that we have a seen a major change in media as it became more commercial than about journalism, another threat for the smaller corporations, and another threat to

Broadcast news can be dangerous, not because of what it reports, but because of what it doesn’t. This applies to all forms of media. As time has gone by the media has changed from what I remember as a child watching the news. It was the election of Ronald Reagon, I remember that it was a big deal. In this time we trusted the media to tell us what was going on in the country. Not to mislead us and not to lie to us. To give us the facts and not the opinions of a select few, I didn’t really know any different until I the got internet, and in the mid ninety’s I saw the beginning of the change in media but didn’t know it. So I ask now what has happened? In this essay I will review some facts on media bias and where we are today. I will

Over the centuries, the media has played a significant role in the shaping of societies across the globe. This is especially true of developed nations where media access is readily available to the average citizen. The media has contributed to the creation of ideologies and ideals within a society. The media has such an effect on social life, that a simple as a news story has the power to shake a nation. Because of this, governments around the world have made it their duty to be active in the regulation and control of media access in their countries. The media however, has quickly become dominated by major mega companies who own numerous television, radio and movie companies both nationally and

We are surrounded by a whirlwind of different media outlets, but they are not being forced upon us. While this mass production of media and various stories is a reflection of our corporations that also can relate to our greedy demand for more and more of everything. We are only human and so are those in media trying to master the masses. The last page of Gladstone’s The Influencing Machine ends with one sentence: “We get the media we deserve”(p.156). The media is a reflection of companies run by people trying to create what we want. Consumption of media is not mandatory, but we urge for more and more. Media caters to the consumers desires and reflects many of our beliefs. This is all well deserved and supported through our interaction with the media.

The news has a responsibility to provide accurate information to the American people. However, journalists are only human, and it is important to take note of any biases present in their writing. W.L. Bennett is one scholar who addressed this concern, arguing that journalism has four main media biases: personalization, dramatization, fragmentation, and authority-disorder bias (Bennett, 2012). While Bennett voices concerns of adverse consequences, scholars Ozen Bas and Maria Elizabeth Grabe argue that biases like personalization can help people with lower education levels retain information better (Bas & Grabe, 2015). Referencing two news clips and an article, this essay argues that media biases rampant across platforms have good intent to get

In America today most of the American citizens receive their news about political matters by some form of mass media. The American public assumes that the information they receive from newspapers, radio, television, and the internet has been researched and the reports they receive are based on facts; however, their expectation of the news to be reported in a fair and unbiased way is an unrealistic expectation. According to the Media in the United States by Anup Shah “6 media giants now control a staggering 90% of what we read, watch, or listen to” every day on mass media. These media giants include Disney, Time Warner,

Media that can exert social influence send biased information and thus deepen inequality rather than helping to understand inequality.

The press has been present continuously since the beginning of political procedures because they are protected by the Constitution. During this semester we have learned that American television has influenced many countries around the world in a variety a ways. Besides the influence on music, movies and clothing styles, American television has also influenced and enhanced the world view of democracy as a form of government. The news on American television plays a critical role in political processes like democracy.

The media plays huge roles in democracy. To begin with, the media ensures that the public and citizens at large gain access to information which helps to make citizens informed and this in turn helps them to make better choices (Benjamin et al). The media acts in the capacity of an informer by providing citizens with credible information that is not biased and letting them make informed decisions. Democracy holds that the people must be informed. Secondly, the media serves as an eye on the elected members and ensures that they honor the offices that they have been elected in and serve the people that elected them well (Benjamin et al). The media mediates between the people and the governing body and ensures that people participate

Throughout the years, the form of media being disturbed has been progressing. Going from only having newspaper in the 1605 to where it was only local rather than broad, to when radios were invented in 1900s, where almost every house hold had radio to tune in on broadcasts from radio stations. However, after the televisions where disturbed to every house in America more and more people were able to keep up with the political world and news. Growth of cable television has expanded throughout the years going from few channels to couple hundred depending on the provider. The role of the media is to scrutinize the actions of the government officials, in other words be the watchdog by informing its citizens of what is happening around the country

So what are the ramifications of this definition on the media? Well the answer to that question is in the phrases ?the people are the main political force? and ?engage in frequent and meaningful debates about relevant issues.? The relationship between these two statements is where the media enters the equation because it is the media that provides the public with the relevant issues. Under the Federal Communications Act of 1934 and subsequent legislation and court decisions? broadcasting was to serve the "public interest, convenience, and necessity, ascribing certain democratic functions to the media? (Gseis.ucla.edu). The press and then the broadcast media were thus to provide information, ideas, and debate concerning issues of public significance in order to promote a democratic public sphere. Broadcasting was conceived as a public utility, with the airwaves established as part of the public domain, subject to regulation by the government to assure that broadcasting would meet its democratic responsibilities. Today the relationship between the media, politics and society has changed significantly. Even though they are all interconnected they have specific interactions which each other that should be

The influence of media on society in the 21st century is undeniable. Of all the types of media, music and books stand out as two of the main strands that influences people the most. They are both invaluable resources of knowledge and entertainment that can be accessed by all age groups. However, the most important aspect of music and books that has made them so prominent to the 21st century audience is that it offers a wide range of genres and styles. Consequently, Music and books have become the principal method of entertainment in the lives of many, as it bestows upon people the opportunity to free themselves from reality, and exist in their own fantasy worlds. By comparing and contrasting the impact of music and books, a superior