Cultural selection discussion

Problems with Mass Media/Communication - Allison - 2004-09-26

Problems with Mass Media/Communication - Agner - 2004-09-27

Problems with Mass Media/Communication - J.P. Watkins - 2005-01-01

Problems Facing the media - Zen Tohomdet - 2006-12-04

Problems Facing the media - steff - 2007-03-12

Problems Facing the media - Anoymous - 2009-03-10

Problems with Mass Media/Communication

Author:	Date: 2004-09-26 20:56
What are some of the main problems in mass media and communication??? Does anyone have any ideas?

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Problems with Mass Media/Communication

Author: Agner	Date: 2004-09-27 06:31
That was a very broad question. Have you seen my article at www.agner.org/cultsel/mediacrisis.pdf ?

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Problems with Mass Media/Communication

Author:	Date: 2005-01-01 22:15
In my opion, I believe that one major problem with mass media/communication is that news is now sponsor driven. The media is more about making money and swaying opions as opposed to just providing nonbiased information. Economical and Political influence often hinders the objectivity of mass media/communication.

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Problems Facing the media

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Date: 2006-12-04 20:30

One of the major problems of the media is ethinism and belonging which occurs mostly in the african and asian countries this is when the journalists and the editors favour their place of origin or hometown in their publications. one problem facing the media also is the gocvernment.whereby all news are not permited to be published though it is said to be a free press.because the government is supposed to serve as a watch dog for the citizens on the government and if there is any suspected movement of any fraud of indecent acts the media is suppose to inform the citizens,but in this case the government bring in violence and the journalists could be physically dealt with.such as in the case of dele giwa from nigeria in 1988 where he was letter bombed at his residence in lagos. Another way the government stops the media from reporting effectively is by refusing to put government advertisement on that media outlet if they keep on interfering in the runnings of the government and this can put some media houses out of the industry.

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Problems Facing the media

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Date: 2007-03-12 04:02

i believe the biggest problems with mass communication is the theory itself. Fristly mass is a large group of people , the masses often refers to the greater society or common society, usually the middle class. Therefore to communicate to the mass( everyone) can never realistically be achieved, and the mass is undefinable, you cant claim to be presneting media to the mass but not define what the mass consists of, not everyone has media available to them. The second issue in the theory of mass communication is the communication part. Communication can be characterised by a two way conversation via print, verbal, screen ect. In mass communcation as we know it today very little of it is truly a two way form of communication. its more like mass presentation of information which in austrlaia today comes from a narrow group of people (packers/stokes/murdoch) to the so called masses, clearly this information presented will be biased and limited usually uniform over all facets of media.

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Problems Facing the media

Author: Anoymous

Date: 2009-03-10 12:57

I agree completely. I think the Media is way too biased. The fact that big business and advertising are in control of the media is not only unfair to the public - In terms of the information we receive - But is also limiting to the people who work in media industries. e.g.) Journalists.. But how do you think one can deal with this problem effectively , especially in this growing technological age , the media have
to keep up with the demands of the information society. Do you think we can move away from this? Can the media not be biased? and if so, How?

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