A concept that I would like to highlight with my last post this semester is mass media in the United States. I thought this section was really interesting and sort of eye opening. It is important as members of this society that we are capable of analyzing information that we are presented with. If we simply believe everything we are told we could be in danger of being exposed to false information. Many news organizations are driven by their sponsors that “push” their agendas. We have to be sure that the news coverage is credible. The concept that America is fascinated with sensational news stories which causes some news organizations use more air time on these stories rather than political or national news stories is sort of disappointing. It is sad to know that these news organizations are responsible for using stereotypes and racism in their news stories. Lastly, I was shocked to read that some news organizations don’t really use credible scientific reports due to time constraints and money.
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