Friday, April 30, 2010

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.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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.