Power of Media
POWER OF MEDIA
INTRODUCTION The media reaches over a 100 million people a day. Due to its tremendous audience and the impact it has, the media has been able to change public opinion, American policy, and even American history. The media's powerful influence can be seen through its portrayal of major events like the Vietnam War, The Spanish-American War, Watergate and several others. Through the years the role of media in publish affairs has changed as its influence has grown. The focus of my research is on how media originated and its influence on several historical events. When the media began, it had a political agenda. It was an outlet through which the common people would criticize the government. The right to criticize was established in 1735 by John Peter Zenger, the first journalist to criticize the government in his newspaper, The New York Weekly Journal. Zenger was jailed by the government, but found not guilty by the jury. This was the first time anyone had publicly protested against the government, fought persecution in the courts and won. Thus, this case set the precedent for the First Amendment.
Is Mass Media Harming our Society?
In today's society, mass media, including television, radio, and newspaper or magazines have become very dependable sources to so many people. People spend many hours everyday reading about celebrities in the tabloids, watching biased news channels, or participating in violent video games. Even though most media is highly entertaining, people have become so reliant on media that we seem to be harming our community in a very negative fashion. Be advertising it on the front page of table. Mass media works as a socializing factor and affects the way we view the world and how we interact with other people. However, the messages that are seen in most of the magazines these days are negative images, especially for the youth of the
INTRODUCTION The media reaches over a 100 million people a day. Due to its tremendous audience and the impact it has, the media has been able to change public opinion, American policy, and even American history. The media's powerful influence can be seen through its portrayal of major events like the Vietnam War, The Spanish-American War, Watergate and several others. Through the years the role of media in publish affairs has changed as its influence has grown. The focus of my research is on how media originated and its influence on several historical events. When the media began, it had a political agenda. It was an outlet through which the common people would criticize the government. The right to criticize was established in 1735 by John Peter Zenger, the first journalist to criticize the government in his newspaper, The New York Weekly Journal. Zenger was jailed by the government, but found not guilty by the jury. This was the first time anyone had publicly protested against the government, fought persecution in the courts and won. Thus, this case set the precedent for the First Amendment.
Is Mass Media Harming our Society?
In today's society, mass media, including television, radio, and newspaper or magazines have become very dependable sources to so many people. People spend many hours everyday reading about celebrities in the tabloids, watching biased news channels, or participating in violent video games. Even though most media is highly entertaining, people have become so reliant on media that we seem to be harming our community in a very negative fashion. Be advertising it on the front page of table. Mass media works as a socializing factor and affects the way we view the world and how we interact with other people. However, the messages that are seen in most of the magazines these days are negative images, especially for the youth of the