Media influence

Today almost everybody gets information from English speaking media about conflicts and wars around the world, but what we don’t know is that use of propaganda in the media is more common today than ever. Each country tries to paint a decent ``picture`` of their own country and their contribution in solving international conflicts. Like the media in the USA  that  always shows us pictures from for instance Afghanistan and their soldiers dying there.  Media knows  how to manipulate people who  rely  on information from the internet, newspapers and so on. It is a bit shocking that what we see in the media might not show us the reality or just show us some of the real picture. 

 

Just think what would happen if the media knew that the world will end in two weeks and told everyone  about it ( I came with a bit extreme example , but still ) Media has to control what comes out, and what is necessary for people to know. This kind of information would destroy the whole system, and people would react imminently and everything would end up in a total chaos.

Of course in the first place it is the government who is responsible for this kind of information, if it will come out or not, but in the end it is the media that decides on what to publish  or not. 

What are your thoughts? 

Can you always rely on what you see on the internet?

-        -   Ewa