How does the media acts to both positively and negatively influence public opinion.?

Question

How does the media acts to both positively and negatively influence public opinion.?

Answer 1

Well...let's see...since it's the media's JOB to report on both the positive and negative side of everything...and since many people can't STAND to see a story that mentions anything they disagree with...I can see how some people think that the media is having some kind of influence.

But in reality (maybe not on your planet...just put your talk-radio headphones back on), the media is just the messenger. Again, I'm not talking about pundits or commentary-a******s, I'm talking about the media, who just report on what's going on.

Also, please work on your spelling and punctuation if you're going to question people who write for a living.

Answer 2

Cut and post video/audio clips out of context,  (FOX is really good at lying in this manner.

Being verbally abusive to an interviewee to make them faulter because of aggression.

Choosing specific words to relate a news story.

Laughing at some part of a news story.

Printing off-colour pictures in magazines, news papers.  Or, funny odd looking pictures.

Outright lying.

Fear mongering.

Answer 3

http://www.constitution.org/pub/swinton_...