Television & Media Control

The topic at hand can easily be discussed and debated; Television and the mass medias control on its viewers. Many people believe things such as when you see violence on television it makes you violent. As time goes on researchers are using our vulnerable mental to advertise items we do not need. Such as the iphone 6 or the latest pair of jeans because they will get you laid. In order to understand the media and what it shows us on our television screen, it is important that we understand how advertisers think and what they believe in. Many of our media outlets are ran by giant corporations that show us what a dumbed down reality is instead of showing the truth. Fox is known to be a conservative news outlet and it did not surprise me when I read that fox news is known for firing journalist due to not fabricating a story. My stance on the subject of whether or not media controls our mind and our daily actions is that it is up to the viewer on how they receive the information presented on our news outlets as well as online sources. I do not believe watching violence makes someone violent but I do believe watching reality television has a good effect on our daily lives. We see someone we are “connected” to in reality television shows and we can either imitate what we see or learn from the “realities” of what is presented to us. Radio is no different than television. “Sixty-seven years ago, six million Americans became unwitting subjects in an experiment in psychological warfare…” (Rense.com) Halloween 1938 a radio station began to play an adaptation of war of the worlds, it was presented to the public and soon enough about one million people believed the world was being attacked by aliens.




To Be Continued...