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 Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:10 pm
Joseph Stalin once said Quote: The press must grow day in and day out -- it is our Party's sharpest and most powerful weapon. Which makes me wonder, what are your opinions on how the Press impacts the average Joe/Jill's political thought and philosophies? When the media is biased, will it truly make the people biased in thought aswell?
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 8:29 pm
Of course the media has an effect on the voters opinion. The media they are watching/listening to/seeing definately can make them think on way or the other. That's why we have so many political ads.
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:31 pm
I have actually done extensive research in the area of "crime in the media" or "social forces and pressures' impact on media reporting." I just finished my thesis on it... but i haven't done any specifially on politics.
But I certainly believe the media has the power to influence opinions. For many people, the news media is their main, or only, source of information.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:38 pm
'When' the media is biased?
Sir, it is already biased. At least, a significant part of it is.
I think everyone will agree with me when I say that Air America is Liberal and Fox News is Conservative.
But lets look at other examples.
CNN recently did a small piece on Osama Bin Laden, detailing where he was, what had happened to him, etc.
The headline: 'Where's Obama?'
Whoops...they apologized, of course, but the damage had already been done (just as it was supposed to).
In the same light, I recently overheard a discussion about the '08 presidential elections. Someone brought up Obama, and the one response was:
'I don't think Americans will want to vote for a Black Muslim for president.'
Funny, considering Obama isn't even Muslim.
So indeed, the media is a powerful tool, both for and against corruption in government. It just depends who has control of it.
If the government has control, it is a propaganda machine extraordinaire.
If the media has itself, then it is a wonderful weapon to root out corruption, as evidenced by Murrow and McCarthy, and by the Watergate Scandal.
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