The media plays an important role in our society today. It envelopes us from all aspects, and to a certain extent, it influences our opinions and thoughts on social and political issues.
From the link attached beneath, it is evident how biased the author is. He puts forth his opinion in an attempt to change the mindset people have of Bush. The essay revolves around political corruption and paints a negative picture of him.
Even a simple piece of news could influence my mindset as well. I took no sides before reading this particular article. However, after doing so, it became clear to me that I somehow shared the author's point of view. Inevitably, I was influenced.
In addition, the author chose to play around with strong words and backed up his arguments with substantial evidence of figures. This further affects the impression Bush is offering to many.
On the contrary, the media might not be corrupting our society. This is because some might already share the same views as the author. As such, this is just another platform for readers to communicate amongst themselves. Besides, the media includes not only the press, but the television and radio. Thus there are many channels which present both side of the information, be it postive or negative.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/04/13/493/
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