Corporations Control Over the Media

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News outlets within the United States have always formed an agenda to persuade the people to formulate their decision between the two political party systems. This essay will examine how the Federalist Papers helped shape this nation and give reason as to why this nation needed a strong federal government. Also, comparing the “agenda setting” of our earliest construction of this nation and how the news of today uses “gotcha” journalism to move the public to support the democratic process or even go against the government. News throughout the United States history has used political and economic means to move the society to achieve the elitist agenda. For instance the Federalist Papers were used to give the public a raising concern why the Articles of Confederation was failing and the need for the ratification of the United States Constitution. Today the news industries are owned by corporations that seek a rightist or leftist view and move the people to one of these views to achieve their own interest. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the overall agenda of the news to persuade the public to achieve the corporations or politicians agendas.
The two key terms “agenda setting” and “gotcha” journalism are going to be used within this paper to show you how politicians and news organizations try to persuade the public. The “agenda setting” is a term that “involves using the news to influence what the public regards as important for them to think about in society and politics.” (Bennett, Lance pg. 23) This is a major tool for news organizations or politicians to seek a public relation toward a certain aspect that they’re addressing their agenda and framing it to formulate their partisan viewpoints. Now for “gotcha” jour...

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...r view. They use “gotcha” journalism to catch your eye by using basis of scandals and innuendos to have the public distrust politicians, government, or even certain corporations. The New York Post is a great example of this one day they are routing for one candidate and the next day routing against them just to sell papers. This is why the news outlets today focus on the use of “gotcha” journalism, because they work together at times directly and indirectly to move the society and politics toward the leftist or rightist political ideology.

Works Cited

Bennett, Lance W. News: The Politics of Illusion. 9th ed. N.p.: n.p., 2012. 23. Print.
Bennett, Lance W. News: The Politics of Illusion. 9th ed. N.p.: n.p., 2012. 205. Print.
"Union: Alexander Hamilton, Federalist, No. 7, 36--43." Union: Alexander Hamilton, Federalist, No. 7, 36--43. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.

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