Media Power & Democracy
Published on Nov 06, 2015
In a participatory democracy the media plays a key role for an informed citizenry. Our media is enormously powerful as a propaganda tool.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Participatory Democracy
- No great gaps in wealth
- A sense of community
- Effective system of political communication
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Commercial Media
- Encourages weak political culture
- Selfishness is rational
- Commercial interests over media content
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AMERICAN CULTURE
Who Decides?
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Media is Corporate
Rupert Murdoch
Owns major news on 3 continents
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Propaganda
- Intentional
- Benefits the sender
- One-way informational
"Mass persuasion with a purpose that advantages the sender." - Nancy Snow
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"Either you are against us or you are with us." - George W. Bush
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"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without government, I should prefer the latter."
Thomas Jefferson
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