Mass_Media_Implications

Mass Media Implications Ideological Implications of the Mass Media News programs like the “Today” show and the “NBC Nightly News” are sources of mass communication for the American population. Mass communication does not allow for heterogeneous, isolated individuals. Through the media, people are united with general ideas and perceptions. Thousands of people turn on their televisions every morning and every evening to catch up on current issues and debates. However, how representative are these productions' Do they fully reflect the actual, historical time' The production of these television shows is an act in which the audience is not given unaltered information; rather, they are presented with a portrayal of American ideologies and assumptions. Individuals do not gain pure information from the news. Instead, they gain an understanding for a particular view of worldly events. News is not complete; however, it is not artificial either. By representing the underlying order of things, media is a conglomeration of the drama of this social world. This sacred act that is commonly associated with news media is a ritual view of communication. Carey compares the ritual view of communication to words like “sharing,” “participation, and “association” communication, news, ideology, american, view, media, today, time, nightly, segment, security, ritual, ideologies, each, about, nbc, freedom, television, programs, individual, however, being, united, through, one, jurkoshek, information, events, economy, audience, yet, transmission, stories, sense, patriotism