The Media and the Decline of Critical Thinking

Media had had a long influence on society, and top to bottom take a gander at its most famous forms today would most certainly uncover a few glaring disparities in the way TV network and print media communicate the information to the public. Many media are slanted, and somehow they are inclined to cover events and support people similar to their beliefs or ideas. Television and newspaper dominated the average American household in terms of being used to access information, nonetheless new ways of obtaining news like online web, and films are steady growing day by day into major ways in which people learn about what is happening close city and in the word. For instance, deportation has been a hotly debated issue in the media, especially during

Since the first Transatlantic telegraph cable was laid out in 1858, the world as we know has continued to shrink (Mercer, 2006, p.17). Suddenly people could communicate around the world almost instantly, sharing information, ideas, or just greetings. This trend continued when Alexander Graham

In today’s society, media is present in our lives 24/7 allowing it to have a major influence on our culture in both positive and negative ways.

What is a medium? How does a medium like outdoor magazines affect the public? What type of consumer is interested in outdoor magazines? How are outdoor magazines purchased and obtained? What is inside an outdoor magazine? Most importantly, how does this medium affect public opinion and what is its impact in the world of politics? These are all viable questions regarding this particular medium. First of all, a medium is a vehicle by which messages are displayed. They can form or change opinions of people. On the contrary, people and special interest groups can change the brand of an outdoor magazine. In this particular medium, the public has tremendous influence on what is printed.

Media –newsprint specifically, is not merely words on a piece of paper. The same way that books are more than letters scrambled on a page, newspapers are more than just the articles on them. Even locally, there is a distinct connection between democracy and the media. The Centennial Catalyst, Centennial Secondary School’s newspaper was created in 1966 and up until 2014, it was the independent voice of the students. That was before it was cancelled. A combination of a lack of students to contribute and budget cuts, the newspaper found itself discontinued; then the 2015 school year came along. This new year brought along new money and new students and therefore the reinvigoration of the Catalyst. This was my first experience with the newspaper,

b. Impact: We can now talk easily to a friend or relative who is at a great distance from us. We can communicate our messages to the most distant corner of our country within no time.

These specialities often coincided with professions such as art, music and law (History of Magazines). Here, new scientific discoveries were shared, although these types of magazines were read mainly by more elite members of society. Due to the technical nature of the articles oriented in these magazines, esteemed editors were in high demand. The articles were written by Philosophers, lawyers, scientists, anybody skilled at the subject matter in question (History of Magazines). Even though the creators of such magazines were highly educated, people with lifestyles devoted to something other than what they were reading about were able to understand the material, though they often did not take the opportunity.

news is causing a celebrity obsessed society. We can choose when, what and how we want to

news media to try to convey their message and hope the news will air or print it.

“A lie told once remains a lie but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth” – Joseph Goebbels, German Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. This is the exact words of Nazis most famous propagandist in using media as a mass weapon of propaganda and mind control. Could you imagine Germany in 1930s, without Television channel, without the Internet, without every mobile device in your palm, what channel of information will you get? Of course, newspapers, flies, images, celebrities were used as tools for propaganda purposes, designed to provoke a reaction, and ultimately, a form of control over their citizen. Nowadays, with all the advanced of technologies, information can reach everyone in every corner of the Earth, the message is delivered in the subtlest ways, without people’s conscious, has shaped everyone’s decision, or at least shape their behavior toward the decision that the orchestrator want the audience to perceive. With the booming of internet, information sharing seamlessly, we must ask ourselves, the role of media in conveying, shaping the society that we are living in. Let look at few examples of U.S propaganda machine, and later, the particular case of fish sauce in Viet Nam back in October 2016.

This technique allowed them to reach a bigger audience. It was mostly used by terrorist groups during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Terrorist groups often contained a printer and a writer who together would make sure their views were publicized; the groups did not have to rely on an outside force to publicize for them.10 As new media technologies were invented, the terrorist groups were able to publicize their views to a bigger audience than they had ever imagined possible.11 The only problem was that they could not rely on people in the group to publicize for them; it would be almost impossible for a terrorist group to own a television or radio station. The only way they could get a piece of the new technology was to "create news." This is what most terrorists do today; they stage an event that will gain news coverage and then try to get their views publicized by

The print era became a tool for political and business leaders. The printing press contributed to individuality and the rise of companies. Individuals became to rely less on political and religious leaders, as well as community leaders. (Campbell, 2016, pg. 8)

Within our world communication through each other is better now than it was 45 years ago, that means to communicate with each other is now easier and better not like before now we can give messages and save each other easy, such as Kfc Company will be able to keep up-to-date on what happens in their factories will be aware of anything new in a matter of seconds. KFC has factories along the road in Oman, any things happened in Kfc Company it will be easier to reach any messages for their employees without waiting to know what happen so they will be able to come up with solutions if they have any

Everything in our society impacts us in one way or another; these influences can either be positive or negative. For example, when we see something good happen to others around us we tend to be in a happier mood and when something tragic happens to our country, such as what happened in 9/11, we can’t help but mourn. We never notice how the small things in life could influence us in big ways. We never would notice that things like modern media, such as television, ads, and the internet would impact us in ways we never thought about. Modern media affects us not only on how we think, but it also has a part in what we do.

In developed countries and urban areas, the use of print, broadcast, and Internet media can be a great way to increase education and awareness by the government. By