Impacts of Media In Molding Opinion

Document Type:Essay

Subject Area:Politics

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The fact that these media outlets enables me to acquire more information that individuals would not on their own makes these media outlets very trusted by the public. I get more information from CNN, MSN BC and newspapers and have had a significant impact in molding my opinion in government and politics. These media outlets are very influential because they appear to the public as a “forth branch of government” that helps keeping institutions honest and more acceptable. In cases where there is distrust in authority figures or in business institutions, the media becomes a public watchdog with a primary purpose of shedding light on what transpires in darkness. Since we know essential nothing apart from what we hear and read from the media, the media becomes of much influence over us.

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