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.