Mass media's function is not hidden, it is simply to bombard us with systematic propaganda. This is why the essential ingrediants of propaganda are based around media ownership...who owns the media HAS THE INFLUENCE. The increasing problem with american culture is the constant confusion between choice and democracy. Fox News is a prime example of propaganda gone wrong...the forced opinions exerted by their anchor reporters does the exact opposite of what we expect from a news channel. Instead of reporting what is currently happening we are exposed to biased lies (intended to sway our opinions). However, under the United States constitution they are allowed to act this way and sadly many people fall victim to this blantant trap.
The idea that advertisers will want, more generally, to avoid programs with serious complexities and distubing convtroversies that interefere with the buying mood also fits into the above statement. In my opinion it seems nearly impossible to find the pro's of a news channel such as Fox. What exactly could one advertise? It seems that at some point that same product could be torn apart by Fox itself. No one and no prodcut is safe from the brutal opinions of this particular media concentration...This set of ideas became much more clear to me post - class.
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