Essay On Media The Fourth Branch

Scholars have described media as being the fourth branch of government. There are three, being

the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch. Scholars would say media is a

fourth branch because of the influence it has over politics and government. Other would argue that it is

no where near being a fourth branch because it does not actually have any domain, but what can be

agreed upon is that is is very influential. Not only does it tell us about what happens in america but all

Some scholars would argue against accusations of the media not being a fourth branch. They

would say that it is a fourth branch in the sense that it has checks on each branch and each branch has a

check on it. The media influence the view of people on every subject that is brought up by them. If the

president of the United States(executive branch) said something in their state of the union address the

media could either agree with it or disagree. If the media agreed then they could be very helpful in

influencing people to accept it. If the media did not agree on what the president was saying that could

influence the public to either be against the president or against what is being proposed. The executive

branch also having a very influential power could call out the media and shine light on them. The

media has a check both the judicial and legislative branch by shining light on those that represent those

branches. This could then influence what the public think of who is making and judging the law. Both

of these branch do have a check on media, they can not silence the media but they can become

technical. Getting deep into the law of what is and is not allowed. Because the media has become so

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advancement the president has today. They have more power and because of the media they are very

easily able to influence public opinion. Not only is the executive branch made of the president but also

the vice president, cabin, and the agencies. All of these parts have influential power that effect the

United States. Because of the development of the United States and the symbol the president has

become for America the president has become a trusted member of the government. Not to be have

like a monarch with king that America tried to get away from. Since the president became more and

more preventative of what America stood for and the leaders that where elected were for that too they

granted the position with more power. It is very easily seen that the executive branch is the most

power branch of them all now.