How does the media and government work?

Media plays a large role in the government and how policies and legislation are portrayed. On certain bias or politically affiliated news station, certain legislature or government action would be portrayed in a certain light, but on a different station, the portrayal would be completely different. Both the government and media have the ability to manipulate the population, and give us the information they deem necessary for us. The government acts as a gatekeeper in the sense that certain information or images are not aloud to be showed over the air. The government limits media, and the media limits government. The media has power over the government in that if a certain broadcaster wants to bash the government, under the first amendment it can, and will have a large impact on the people.

There is a delicate system of checks and balances between the news and media. The government passes legislature limiting the media and the media has the power to completely sway public opinion.

the media and government

The media and government work together to provide the masses with information on matters that are revelant to current events. Perhaps if their is a running for election, then politicians would pay for time on media outlets to try and gain supports. Whether politicans use their money for ads that slander their opponent, or to try and inform the view on where they stand on the issues, either way media is dire for a political candidate.

In order for citizens to stay informed as to what is currently happening in our government, we need news reporters who will create breaking stories to try and undercover the truth as to what is currently going on with our government. Some people feel as though they cannot trust the United States government, and it is the job of the media to provide stories which one can speculate whether or not we can truly trust our government. The media keeps our government in check and creates certain barriers that the government cannot cross without being persecuted for; nevertheless, one needs to have faith in the officials he/she elects to represent them in the government.

In conclusion, the media works with the government to inform the tax payers how their money is being spent, along with every other matter that pertains to their lives. The media could be used to either help or hinder political figures, and the media must also be used to keep the government in check. Though there will always be corruption, the media helps to regulate and contain some of it.

Media and Government

Media and government both have duties to inform the public. Government tends to try and bias their information to be received in a certain way by the public. For example if something bad is going on in another country, it is going to be down-played to have a minimal effect. Media on the other hand is considered to be the fourth branch of the government. This is because they are involved with the checks and balances of the three official branches of the government, in order to get stories straight and bring issues to light that might otherwise be suppressed.

There are many investigative reporters out there similar to Jim Hummel that expose corruption in the government on a larger scale. For example when it was thought that the US might have been selling arms to an embargoed country in exchange for the release of hostages. This is information that the government clearly isn't going to leak to the public, but with help from these types of professionals the truth can be exposed for everyone to see.

Media and Government Control

How does the media and government work?

Media and the government have a strong influence over our society. They work together, yet against each other to inform us on what is going on. First off our government uses the media in order to manipulate us, and to only give us information they want us to know. Whether it be the whole truth, part of the truth or not even the truth at all. The government also has control over the media on what they are and aren’t allowed to show the public.
Media has control over the government when it comes to how they want to portray the certain individual. They can make our president of the United States look fantastic and making the right decisions; yet at the same time they can portray them as a bad person and making wrong decisions when deciding what’s best for our country. Whether it be positive or negative that the media and the government have control over each other, it is necessary and nothing would ever be able to change that.

Government and Media

Government and media work together to inform the public. This is especially evident during election time when commercials come out attacking a certain politician and their opponent. These commercials are used to sway the publics view by digging up any thing in their past that might change society's judgment when it comes time to vote and decide who is more prepared these commercials stick in the voters head.

The media is also helpful to the public because it keeps the government in line. Because of the first amendment there is freedom of press which allows the news to expose any government affairs to the public.

The government and media work together and choose what information is released to the public. They use different tactics such as stonewalling which is when people refuse to have a statement when being interviewed.

Media and Government

Media and the government work together by providing information to society.

For example society relies on the media to provide them with information on government policies and opinions on these policies so that citizens have the information they need to make their own opinion and vote on it.

The media is also what provides us with information on our government officials so that citizens can also learn about the individual and make an opinion to go out and vote.

The media helps to advertise politicians both positively and negatively and the society relies on the media to provide them with this information.

Therefore any decision made about the government including policies and officials is influenced by the media.

The media also lets the public know of new government regulations or any new legislation that is passed by the government.

Thus the media and the government need to work together to help inform society so that they can make good decisions in regards to our government and our society in general.

Media and Government

Both the media and the government have a strong impact over the public. The media shares information with the public while the government shares rules and regulations with the public.

Without the media the public would be unaware of what is going on in the public and with out the media the government would not have as much information to share with the public as they do today.

If you think about it, most of the media lately has been about the government. Mostly around the new health care plan and the tea party nonsense. The government needs the media to show the public what each party is up to so they can sway the people on way or another.

During elections, the government uses the media to show the horse races between the candidates as well as to broadcast the candidates’ campaigns to the public.

The media uses reporting tactics to find out what is going on in the government to share with the public. The media gives us information about the latest government pros and cons in order to keep us informed about what is going on in our country today.

The media and government go hand in hand and both need each other to spread awareness to the public.

Media and the Government

Media and government each have their own power over each other. The government is able to manipulate, regulate, and use the media to reach the public, while mass media keeps the government in check.

Although laws differ from country to country, government has the power to control what the media can and cannot reveal to the public. It is because of these regulations that people may not get a true view of reality, or unknowingly receive limited information. We only know as much as the media tells us about a story or issue.

The government also uses and has the power to manipulate the media. Information can be leaked to the media to destroy a political campaign, people can pay to have biased political advertisements and attack ads displayed, or people can refuse to communicate with the media altogether by not answering questions and meeting with reporters. The government can also provide the media with an overwhelming amount of information about an issue so that reporters don’t have time to sort everything out, formulate difficult questions, and produce their own angles of the story. This minimizes the chance that reporters and the media can dissect a story and reveal everything to the public.

The media, on the other hand, has its own power over the government. The press is considered the “fourth branch” of government, in addition to legislative, judicial, and executive. It is able to perform its job as the people’s “watchdog,” monitoring the other government branches to keep them in check and keep them honest. The media can be manipulated by the government, but it can also reveal things about the government that are not protected by regulations.

Mass media and public agenda

Mass media shapes the publics agenda by deciding which information to deliver to the public. It is hard to say which came first the gossip column or the love to read it but the magazines like OK! and People are becoming the more prominent news updates. Media has recently decided that the new baby adopted by brangelina is more important than worldly happenings.

The latest trends in media allow the american public to be uninformed and ignorant. Of course there are still news broadcasts that inform us about the goings on around the world but for children growing up at this time period it's easy to miss those and just focus on TMZ and the soup to provide you with your "news."

As we talked about in class we no longer separate a private life and a public life. Politicians and other respected figures need to constantly be on their toes with so many people constantly digging up and dirt and waiting for them to trip up just so they can plaster it all over the news. Not saying that sexual discrepancies like affairs should be brushed off but it's not fair that if your an educated and qualified politician your social life can ruin everything for you.

Mass Media's Agenda

The media has a huge impact on the public’s agenda. They ultimately decide what the world will see and what is important to them. Though we do have some say for they report on stories they know we will watch.

There is too much going on in the world for us to see everything, but the media decides what to show us. They tend to show the bad things that are going on for example the war or death of a public figure. Seldom do we see good actions that have been done on the news or if we do they are not very in-depth stories.

I think the media will continue to show what they choose to show us for they need to pick what will help their ratings. Granted we give them directions to go in ways of stories. And unfortunately this means showing all the worst of the worst for that is what many people want to see. So unless we make a drastic change in what we want to see then the media will continue to show us the bad things that will get them good ratings.

Mass Media and Public Agenda

Mass media greatly shapes the public’s agenda of issues. Because the news companies decide what to show and what not to show, they are ultimately in charge of what we see as issues. For example, we rarely see on television or on the internet what is really going on in the war. The news reporter’s choose to limit what we see so that we don’t worry as much about these important issues.
Although the media shapes the public’s agenda of issues, I don’t think that this is something that will ever be resolved. Because there is so much news to report, the news reporters have to limit what we see due to the fact that there is simply not enough time to tell all the news that is going on in the world.

Media and Government

As long as there is a government, there will be media there to keep track of it. Of course some governments censor more than others. For people in the US, the media can be both helpful and harmful. Helpful because it now doubt informs us of what is going on in the world, but harmful because it has the ability to spin that information how it wants, so we may not always be getting the "whole" story.

The media can also act as something to keep the government in check, especially in the US. Because a democracy relies on public opinion (mostly), the government must be considerate of the people in every aspect of what they govern. The media is there to present the people with what the government is doing, giving us the ability to react and tell the people in charge how we feel.

Mass Media and the Public’s Agenda

The public relies on the media to make their decisions. The media gives the public information that is pertinent to the recent issues. For example, with out the media during the 2008 elections, people would not know anything about the candidates.

The media relays information to the public that give them background knowledge in order to create an agenda or make a decision. Hearing from the news that there has been an earthquake in Haiti results in people changing vacation plans and not going in that area because it is basically a disaster zone.

If the public agrees with what the media is saying, for example about health issues, maybe that there is E Coli in some sort of food, then the public won’t eat that food until the problem is resolved. At RWU when there was E Coli in our water, the RWU media informed the RWU community about the issue and we had to change our normal agendas to be healthy.

The media is the little voice in our heads that tells us what we should or should not do. This is because all day every day we are listening and seeing media without realizing it and the information is in our brain and clicks on when we need to make a decision about the topic.

Media and Government

Media and the government work together by providing information to society.

For example society relies on the media to provide them with information on government policies and opinions on these policies so that citizens have the information they need to make their own opinion and vote on it.

The media is also what provides us with information on our government officials so that citizens can also learn about the individual and make an opinion to go out and vote.

The media helps to advertise politicians both positively and negatively and the society relies on the media to provide them with this information.

Therefore any decision made about the government including policies and officials is influenced by the media.

The media also lets the public know of new government regulations or any new legislation that is passed by the government.

Thus the media and the government need to work together to help inform society so that they can make good decisions in regards to our government and our society in general.

Mass Medias influence on the public

How does mass media shape the public's agenda of issues?
Mass Media shapes the public’s agenda of issues dramatically because they chose what is or is not important by what they show us; whether it is on the radio, the news, or in newspapers. For example, the media portrays the Tiger Woods scandal to be more important that more important things such as people in our country suffering and what we could do to help them.
They also tend to focus more on negative issues than positive. Such as, when the president of the United States does something wonderful we barely hear about it as if it’s nothing. On the contrary, when he messes something up its all we hear about. All in all, mass media has an enormous influence on what the public thinks of what issues are important and unimportant.

Mass Media- Public Agenda

Question: How does mass media shape the public's agenda of issues?

Mass media, including news reports and reporters get to choose and determine what story they want to talk about.

Once there is a catastrophic event in the world, the news stations and other types of mass media try their hardest to dig as deep as they can, which is hopefully deeper than their competition, so that they get more attention.

For example, the Tiger Woods thing: even though the public is kind of getting over it, he is still being prodded by the media, which is causing his to continue to bring it up to fix whatever the media is saying.

Mass Media chooses what the public sees, and the issues priority.

The Mass Media's Influence on Public Agenda

Mass media has the power to reach so many people and households every day, but it also has the power to influence our perception of the news we receive. People depend on the media for news, whether it be through the TV, the newspaper, magazines, the internet, or a combination of these.

The information we receive and react to is all determined by the media. The public’s agenda of issues is shaped by the media based on the stories they choose to report, and the level of importance they choose to report those stories.

The mass media determines for us what is and is not important for us to know. It creates discussion and hype about stories based on how it presents them to the public. If a story is detailed and retold constantly over a long period of time, then the public will receive the story as being important. The same is also true of the opposite. News that is perceived to have minimal importance based on how much attention the story receives will determine how the public perceives its importance.

A great example of this is a newspaper. What the media thinks is the most important story is placed on the front page with pictures and a huge, eye catching headline that’s hard to miss. News that is apparently less important is written as shorter, less detailed stories that are hidden throughout the paper.

Our agenda of issues in the news is determined by what and how the media choose to share information with the public. We react to this presentation of news based on its “importance.”

Public Agenda

Mass media shapes the public’s agenda of issues by agenda setting.

In that the more time and newsworthiness the media places on an issue the more the public will respond to it.

Therefore the media can literally shape the agenda of issues just by making an issue into a big deal.

By doing so the media can cause the public to respond to an issue rapidly if they so desire just by giving it a lot of attention.

For example the media was making a big deal about the judge retiring from the Supreme Court and who the president would replace him with.

The media can have a great impact on the publics agenda of issues in fact the media holds most of the power in the issues to be concerned by the public.

Policy makers, political figures and regular citizens all use the media to set agendas for the public making the media the largest influence on shaping the publics agenda of issues.

Thus it made the public more concerned about the issue just because the media did a lot of stories on it and brought a lot of attention to it.

How does mass media reflect a political system globally?

Mass Media definitely reflects political systems. The best way to show this is to look at examples of different political structures. First, looking at a libertarian society, the United States is a free and open political system. Here we see all the good and horrible things that come to us through the media. We know what is happening to our soldiers in Iraq and we know what is happening in China and Russia and anywhere in the world we care to know about. Looking at the Middle East is a different story all together. Some places in the Middle East are censored to certain political things and other parts are not. Radio and television stations are careful not to show certain things. Some stations are also not censored at all but they have to sneak around in order to report the censored materials. Audiences must change stations and passwords in order to keep up with these station and the news they so desperately want to hear. Finally, China is a polar opposite of a free political system. They are completely censored and it is very difficult to get any news from the outside at all. They are even more strict than anywhere in the Middle East.

What are some mass-media effects and mass media messages and the impact on society?

There are really four different kinds of effects that could arise from the mass media. These four include lifestyle effects, attitude effects, cultural effects, and behavioral effects. Media plays a huge role in initiating children into society and to ask whether or not this is a good or a bad thing is difficult. There is not clear cut answer to that question and it is often debated. Media has an impact on a child's attitude, and how they should act. They learn this much of the time from media rather than from their parents. That same concept works toward both cultural and behavioral effects. The morals and values that are learned by children also come directly from media sources. The way that they act and feel about other cultures and their own behavior all come from the media. Should the media have these effects or should parents take a larger role in influencing their children and keeping those effects away from their children?

How does media research Impact media literacy?

Media Research has had a huge impact on media literacy in a large number of ways. Public Opinion Sampling is one of the largest ways which research can have a large impact. Using public opinion has had impact on our society's public life, and in public policy and decision making. This is true when looking at events such as opinion poles in elections for officials. When you see the poles on who has more votes, some people are swayed to certain way. Measuring audience size also has an impact on media literacy. Advertisers used to lie when they showed the amount of people that followed whatever newspaper, radio station or television show they were working with. This would influence people to watch, read, or listen wrongly and the impact of actually measuring has brought truth to the media and to the media's audience.

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.

Mass Media and Politics

Media and politics go hand in hand. Politics in every country dictate what information is released to the public. There is always more to every story, every campaign, every event, but we only know as much as the newspapers, magazines, television, etc. tell us. Some countries, like China for example, limit and screen news that is released to the public. They try to maintain an image and not taint this image to its people with negative media coverage.

Mass media is also the reason countries have knowledge about global politics. Without the different mediums of communication we have today, people around the world wouldn’t be able to access news and information on a broader scale.

Politics are also dependent on mass media, just as media is dependent on politics. The public forms opinions about political information and campaigns based on what they hear and see through different media. The media could either help or hurt a politicians campaign, but all depends what the public is allowed to see.

global media and politics

Media is global however the globe certainly does not get the same media material. By this I mean that many countries have the ability to get news, television, radio and even Internet. Some countries, however, are deprived of the correct information because of the government’s policies. China, for example, does not always know what’s going on in the country, as the government wants to save it ‘s image and ideals. Although for countries that do not have strict policies, the media can really only benefit the public. Here in the United States, we obtain so much information about politics and what is going on through many medias. This certainly benefits the public so we are well informed. We really must be well informed, as to be able to vote fairly.

So are media and politics related? Of course they are. Politics are what allows these media to exist and theoretically, the media does the same, as they promote or denote political ideas. This is one more instance in which it is easy to say one cannot really belong without the other.

Media and Politics

The media effects politics and makes it capable for everyone to be able to see politics and what is going on in the world basically firsthand. Without the media, politicians would not be able to do nearly half what they do to campaign. For example, politicians almost always have television commercials, ads on billboards, signs in people’s yards, etc, to campaign for the election. Without mass media techniques, the politicians would be much less successful with getting their messages across to the communities.
Also, the media makes it possible to us to see politicians globally. Because of technology, people in the United States can watch news about any other country. There are even certain stations designated to certain countries, for example, Al-Jazeera, which is an Arab based station.

politics and media

Politics and media are directly related. The media provides the majority of our country who own a television or radio to keep up to date with what is happening around the world. America is extremely lucky, with so many journalists who are willing to risk their safety to report an in depth story. Journalists have to compromise their life and be prepared to pick up and go where ever the next breaking story is.

At the same time there may be some negative effects to all countries knowing each others business. This is something like high-school. Countries feel that they should step in and help others out which is not always what is wanted or the best solution.

Politics and Media

The media is what makes global politics possible. Without it information would not be as easily accessed and many people would be left in the dark. We now can access most political information around the world with the help of mass media.

Many countries allow all the information to be present such as the United States and this really brings people into the political area. Some countries though do not such as China and this leaves many people in the dark about many political issues that affect them.

With the mass media political issues can be send anywhere and this helps in decision making and opinion formation. The mass media not only helps us know what is going on in our own country, but also in other countries around the world which help everyone on an international level. This helps us learn and develop our own opinions as well as seen different ways to help better the outcome and help the country as a whole.

Politics and the Mass Media

Without the media, a political system would not be able to be global. The media get the political information out there for the audience to know.

Now it depends on the type of government a country has whether or not certain information can be shared with the public, but in America all political information is the publics information.

The mass media brought the 2008 election straight to America’s living rooms. This made it possible for people to see politics first hand and see what each candidate had to offer, in order to choose a side.

For global purposes, the mass media has brought us information about the political systems around the world. We are given information about other countries political systems to both learn about them and as well as to form our own opinions on their choices.

The Impact of the Mass Media

No matter what happens, the mass media will always have an impact on society. Whether it is the clothing styles you’re interested in, some new lingo that everyone starts to pick up, or the way we see our selves, the mass media will always be a part of that.

In the mass media they portray what people should do or should look like. In shows like I Love Lucy or Leave it to Beaver the families are typical suburban families with a nice house, the dad goes to work while the mom stays home with the kids. This image was put into people’s minds as the ideal family and as what a real family should be like.

As for what people should look like, the mass media affects peoples’ choices on what they should wear or what’s the latest diet they should be on. The mass media has a powerful hold over the audience, which results in an impact on society.

Mass Media and Politics

Question: How does mass media reflect a political system globally?


Policy is very much reflective of media. The media is the populations first and foremost method of knowing what is going on politically, so it has the ability to influence people. Because people can become influenced by a certain spin the media may put on politics, politicians then have to adapt to that. Mass media affects politics indirectly, but significantly.

For instance when there is some type of scandal in politics (Clinton's affair), the news organizations are the first to perpetuate the problem and cover it. The politician then has to respond to however the media spun their situation.

Globally mass media has affected us by bringing us images and messages that we would not have known about otherwise. It is a tool for informing and often outraging us.

How do Media and Advertising Work Together?

Media and Advertising have a mutually dependent relationship. Most advertising is a result of what happens in the Media, and Media would lose a ton of recognition if it were not for advertising. For example, in class we have been discussing Tiger Woods pretty religiously. In Tiger's most recent ad he is talking to a voice which can be recognized as Mr.Woods passed father. Without all the media attention on Tiger Woods this ad clearly wouldn't have the attention and amount of viewing that it currently possess, in fact, the ad would make very little sense to any of us because we wouldn't have any idea what was going on without the Media. On the opposing side, if Nike, the sponsor of Tiger Woods and that most recent ad had not made an ad, people may have already forgotten about the entire Tiger Woods scandal, and maybe the media wouldn't have such a controversial issue to be able to openly debate about which was as "juicy" lets say.

Question: How does mass media reflect a political system globally?

Some of the mass media we see today is corrupt or censored. So what we see and hear in the news is what "big brother" wants us to hear and see and know

I'm sure there is a lot that the general public doesn't know, about our countries politics let alone global politics. We know what we are told.

Question: What are some mass-media effects and mass media messages and the impact on society?

mass media messages like body image, and any form of "perfection" have a huge impact on society.

For years we've seen the ideal family and ideal body and these played out scenes that the public, especially younger people believe is real and is the only way to be,

so they try their hardest to live a life like what they see.

most of the time it just gets them into trouble. Like drug use and drinking that they may see on TV, they will want to be like the character on gossip girl or some other show and just end up in trouble with an unfinished "aspiration"

MAss media effect

Mass media has one ultimate effect: influencing they way we live our daily lives and create views. Whether you agree or disagree with what is on the media, it will somehow influence you. In this respect, mass media can be a negative thing because it can put a false spin on whatever it wants. It can lead us to believe things that we may not really understand the whole truth behind. For instance with the recent health care bill, there has been so much slandering on each side that is very difficult to get an idea of what is really on the bill. People are arguing and protesting each other based off of these media messages, without fully understanding what they are arguing about.

Media also has the ability of delivering raw information to the world. For example during the Vietnam War, live television coverage outraged society back in the US, and it didn’t have a certain spin: the people could see exactly what was happening. I remember watching the events of 911 unfold live on TV when I was in the fifth grade. Without pictures like these, people may not become as involved with what is going on.

Mass Media

Mass media does more than influence society. Mass media controls society. Yes, we would like to say that we are in control, and yes many aspects of mass media depend on what the people want, but in reality the media has the power to alter society. It is widely know that television has shaped the most recent generations of our nation, indirectly or not. Mass Media is a dangerous tool. It is so highly regulated by the government because it pretty much has the power to control the country. I mean most communist countries maintain power through the use of mass media, and propaganda. We are lucky to live in a country where it is somewhat easy to form our own opinions about things and views about the rest of the world, but the truth is that many people in our country aren't even competent enough to do that. Our countries media is considered absolute truth by many, and few are willing to see multiple perspectives. For those who are, media is a useful tool and an entrainment option, but it will never be the last word.

Mas Media Effects

The effects of mass media are both positive and negative, and because of this, it is incredibly easy to see what is bad public relations/media representation, and when media has a positive effect. With that said, the positive impacts that mass media messages have on the general public include public service announcements, as well as beneficial media representation of healthy behavioral habits, or even enriching cultural aspects. Mass Media has the ability to enrich our culture in ways that are unprecedented. With the advent and ability of our culture to get thousands of digital messages out simultaneously we have developed into a society in which information is expected within the minute, and arguably the second. Computers and the internet make the effects of mass media much more profound.

The negative aspects of mass media and its effect on the general population are incredibly obvious. For instance, when a company spins or recreates information for the public, this has repercussions. The public is being lied to most of the time partly because the effects of mass media are so profound that a message sent out across several mediums attracts such a large readership. Viral stories and videos have taken over the internet and the way people access information. Information spreads incredibly fast and this is testimony to the effects and power of mass media.

Mass Media Effects and Impacts

Mass media can have a huge effect on how people portray businesses and other people. Depending on the amount of coverage and bias they put on a certain event, they can have a tremendous influence on how society views it. Personally I feel that way too much attention is payed to celebrities in American culture.

Tiger Woods for example has been slammed by the media for months new due to his infidelities with his wife. All of his press conferences have been highest media priority, as well as his commercials in cooperation with Nike. There is no reason that Americans should be at all interested in what these high profile people do in their personal lives. Cheating in relationships is absolutely nothing new and happens every day in this country. However, when someone whos name we hear on TV do the same exact thing, millions of us are outraged and feel the need to speak out.

Similarly, many atheletes in recent years have been charged with crimes such as weapons possession. Again, a common crime that happens daily in cities all across America, and millions of us think it is our business to know all about it. Mass Media is way too prevelent in our culture today, and if feel that as a society we would be more productive if we weren't spending so much time being concerned with what complete strangers are up to.

Media's effects on society

I think the media effects society in both positive and negative ways. In certain instances, the media significantly benefits societ, but it can also have harmful effects.
The media has many positive effects on society. For example, all the people get all of their information about the war, world, etc. through the media because people aren't able to get the information firsthand. Another positive effect on society is that people can stay connected through the media. For example, the internet and social networking are extremely popular in today's society and wouldn't be possible without the internet. Therefore, the media does have many positive effects on society.
Contrary to my prior points, the media can also have sufficient negative effects. Because people are in charge of what we see on the media, for example on telection or on the news, the society is not able to see what is really going on, but rather what the media people decided to film and show. Also, the media can have negative effects on society regarding the internet. For example. we discussed in class able the children and teenagers in Asia who were addicted to the internet. Although this seems like it may be a joke, the consequences of being addicted to the internet are very serious.

Media's Effects on the Behavior of Children

Frankly, mass media is too prevalent. If five year olds know how to successfully use a computer, what else are they learning? The book mentioned intergenerational eavesdropping, when a child hears an adult topic on television, and is curious and eager to learn about what it is. Intergenerational eavesdropping is not something that should be happening. Media is stripping away the youth of today’s children, not because of irresponsible parents who don’t block their children’s eyes from inappropriate television, but because children are getting to be too smart and tech savvy for their own good. Media’s effects change the behavior in these children entirely. Those children who spend their lives in front of the television only result in detrimental effects. This is certainly not to bash television or all media, however inappropriate things should be kept away from children. Therefore, their behavior will not change and this new generation will not only eventually be tech savvy, but they will not age before their time.

Media Literacy and Media Research: Who Came First?

One must be media literate to do media research. If one is to conduct research on the amount of people who watch a television show, you must also know which ones are going to be popular, as well as what form of media people watch the particular show on. Today, we have so many ways to view a television show, that perhaps to not count one is to leave out an entire audience group, therefore relaying inaccurate information to the public.

In the event that media researchers are not up to date with their statistics and numbers, it will be harder for networks to produce interesting, entertaining new material that audiences will approve of, which will therefore lead to more money for the network, or company.

On the other hand, we must also consider that media research has a great impact on media literacy. If there were no media research, media literacy would be almost nonexistent, as it would be very difficult to know what audiences approve or disprove of. In essence, this is a classic ‘who came first’ argument, as we cannot have one without the other.

Media messages and their impact to society

What are some mass-media effects and mass media messages and the impact on society?

Mass media messages have many mass media effects and have a huge impact on our society today. No matter what type of media it is, whether it’s TV, magazines or even radio they all affect us. These effects can be positive however there’s more of a negative impact media brings on our society. Some of the positives could be if they discuss the danger of certain things such as the problems with the Toyota cars, or even storm updates from the news. These are examples of the positive side of media because they keep our society safe.

However media messages can bring so much negativity into our lives. Some it only affects slightly, but some dramatically. For example, the way woman and even men are portrayed in the media. It makes young girls and boys think they need to look a certain way to be “normal”. This could be something as little as buying new clothes, to something more dramatic like eating disorders or plastic surgery. Yes, mass media messages can impact our society in a positive way; however it seems to be more common for them to just put out negative messages.

mass media's effect on society

Mass media has a large impact on society because it decides what society should receive and how often society will see it through the news, radio, commercials etc. Mass media has Everything to do with the why people view a product as "cool" or not. Advertisements set the new trends for all age groups.

Mass media can also effect society negatively for example many girls have body issues based off of seeing what the media displays as an attractive woman through different ad campaigns. Advertisements sometimes set unrealistic standards and trends which kids look to as guidance on how to look and act.

Mass media has a large effect on society today.

For example as the text states the theory of agenda setting is the theory that the media has a large influence on society by deciding what stories should be in the news and how much time and importance to give each story.

Messages sent by mass media would be putting a story on the air more then any other story this will automatically make the audience more interested in the story.

where as if the media only spoke of the same story once all day it would not be a big deal to anyone, so just by making it so newsworthy and giving it a lot of air time it makes it a big story.

Thus impacting society by basically telling them what news is important and what stories they should be concerned with. the media effects society in other ways such as stereotyping, or even role modeling, basically the media can show society how to live in general.

Media Research and Media Literacy…

In order to understand media research you have to be media literate, so media research and media literacy go hand in hand.

Also, media research increases media literacy by increasing the knowledge known about the mass media.

Media research impacts media literacy a great deal because without the research there is no knowledge. And without the knowledge people are no longer media literate.

With this research companies are able to learn what the mass media really wants. For example, TV companies research what kind of shows people are interested in so they can come up with new ideas along those lines.

media research and how it affects media literacy

How does media research Impact media literacy?
Media Research very much so impacts media literacy. Media research allows companies to find out with T.V shows and even channels are tuned in the most, having the most viewers. Same goes for magazines, newspapers and any other type of media out there. If this research was not done, that no one could ever know which ones were successful and which ones to no longer continue. All this research also keeps people media literate by all the new technology coming out; and threw reviews and research the American society are able to learn about these new media mediums so they can therefore become more literate with it.

Media research and literacy

Media research and media literacy are obviously connected simply because in order to research on how all different types of media's are being received by a targeted audience you need to be media literate. As well as have an understanding of how media literate your audience is.

At the same time the audience becomes more media literate because of the new types of media that are introduced. For example before internet networking sites computers weren't really thought of as a way to be socially connected. Yes you could instant message your friends or e-mail them but you wouldn't spend hours on your computer because of this. Until, myspace, facebook and twitter were created. And although no one was internet networks savvy; it still took off.