Thursday, September 17, 2015
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The media is no different from any other company in that they want to make money. The way that they make their money is by scaring the masses into reading or watching what they are producing. They will run a story and then hope that people watch it, and, depending on the response, they will keep doing follow up stories until no one cares anymore. This is then repeated for eternity. The response that the majority has will then try and relieve their anxieties by voting on laws that in theory could prevent whatever the news was warning them about. The result is government money being spent on the wrong things like on the prison systems and not on the education systems. So yes, I do agree with George Gerbner, a fear-based media is a major problem and it is affecting the well being of the people of America. I don't think it will ever end until the media ends. This cycle will keep repeating itself.
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I agree with everything you said here, the media definetely has the power to change people's lives for the worst. I also like how you said it is a cycle that will keep repeating itself; I had never really thought about that before. Good job with your blog so far! :)
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the comment, thanks.
DeleteI really enjoyed this blog! I loved how you related the media to large companies for how they only want money. I also liked how you said that more money will be spent on the prison systems rather than the education system. Overall this was very good addition to your blog! -Sierra
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you, I wrote something similar in my blog as well about how the media has a major influence when decisions are being taken, by anybody in general. I like the point you made about how the media is like any other company trying to make money, sometimes we tend to forget that, that is really what it is. Good job!
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