Media Influence On Pop Culture
As we read about earlier during the Progressive era, muckrakers became very important to pop- culture by exposing the goings on of corrupt political leaders, the appalling conditions in factories and underhanded dealings of corporations all mostly with good intentions. But what the media soon figured out was that gossip also sold papers by capturing the public's attention, which therefore turned into a huge amount revenue. With the introduction of radio and films during the 1920's and throughout the 1930's the influence of spreading propaganda and news grew to become an even bigger influence on what the public thought about important issues.
From 1941 to 1943, with the use of the cartoons, the children's story writer Theodor Seuss Geisel
From 1941 to 1943, with the use of the cartoons, the children's story writer Theodor Seuss Geisel