Role Of Mass Media In Politics

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By the government? By the media speaking for or as directed by the
government? Or has the line between truth and lies been so badly blurred in
politics that we will never know what truly goes on in our political system?
The two movies examined, both play in some way on the function of the
mass media in American politics. We can see how much and how heavily we rely on
our televisions, radio shows, newspapers and now the Internet to communicate to
us the latest breaking news, political campaigns, slandering, commercials for
politicians running for office, debates, presidential addresses, cover-ups,
conspiracies and information that can take down an entire administration. This
shows that in all the different aspects of politics that the media plays a very
wide, varied and important role in letting us know what is going on.
The Candidate tries to unveil how a political campaign for office is run.
It tells the story of how an upstart uses the media and available ...

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The reporters fact finding was hindered quite a few times along
the way to discover and disclose the truth to the public, but their willingness
and determination to do so brought out the facts and allegations that crippled
the White House. This example shows how the media does play a crucial role in
bringing out the truths and realities of what really goes on behind the closed
doors of the politicians who run our country.
There are some things that separate these two movies in regard to the
role of the media in politics. They differ in the angles at which they
approach their respective story. For instance in The Candidate, television is
the main means of communication ...

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