Mass Media and Politics

How does mass media reflect a political system globally?

Mass media is important for politics to thrive by informing the public as to what is currently happening in our system of government. Certain media stations pertain to the stories people want to hear based on their political agenda. For instance, conservatives would be more likely to watch Fox News for their political information over MSNBC or maybe even C-SPAN. The same could be said for democrats. Though the media only shows the stories they want to public to hear; nevertheless, the information we do receive is very vital for our nation to remain a somewhat thriving country. The lenient of the media does vary on a global scale. China's media is much less informational in some ways as to what happens in the government and any controversial issues from the nation's history. Yet some Europeans are more informed in the United States politics then a large percentage of Americans which seems a little demoralizing. Though our media coverage is quite accurate, for some reason our country remains uniformed as a whole. Whether to blame the media or cultural trends is a hard question to answer.