Forget Red vs. Blue — It’s the Educated vs. People Easily Fooled by Propaganda
Posts Tagged ‘Democracy’
Advertising and Journalism
Since a democratic society functions at the will of the people, the people must be able to make informed decisions regarding the democracy’s inner workings. The ability of the people to make informed decisions begins with the media, in that its normative goals consist of the following: maintain objectivity in journalistic reporting, expose corruption, and perform the duties of a watchdog (Bettig & Hall, 2003, p.85).
The Diminishing Power of the American Citizen
In an effort to explain the diminishing power of the citizenry of America and the potential utter failure of its democracy, Sut Jhally describes two approaches known as the consciousness industry approach and the culture industry approach and their relation to political economy.
