Does the media really effect the way people act?
540259
Sure it does!  For most of us, the media does all our thinking.  We're turning into a bunch of zombies.
9667
There is bias all over... and it's not all liberal, but I would agree that the majority of it is. Media tends to be a liberal medium (particularly print media). This is because artists and writers tend to favour liberal politics.
1005055
not really, people like to make up stories and gossip.\n\nOn the other hand it could be true
926114
the media with a lot of propaganda\n\nand rich people
1073723
media. it can rise a person's good name n vice versa. the truth can look like a lie n vice versa. the good seems bad n the bad seem good. n so many things...
430344
political leaders have an interest in making sure you don't know what's going on. If you did, you'd know what they were doing, and more specifically, what they were doing wrong.\n\nAnd, the media, sometimes they give accurate information, sometimes not. it depends on who they are, who they work for, how unpalatable what they have to say is, and most importantly, who the audience is. \n\nBut, to that I will add that the majority of news viewers don't bother to scrutinise politicians, because they think TV did that for them. And they don't scrutinise the media, they just accept what they're told.
276778
the media greatly affects what people think. for example, if someone relies on the media for all their news, and the media omits something like: everyone is rioting at the president and changes it to everyone is fully behind the president it affects a persons bias. now in all fairness not all media are like this, but sometimes they fudge the truth (especially if they are corparatley owned and the government is giving them big multimillion/billion $ contracts, that encourages them to support the government. Ex. GE owns NBC, and GE takes multimillion dollar contracts from the government because of the war in iraq, so on nbc they'll be more supportive of the war. yes, they'll show the negatives sides so they can look fair and balanced, but in reality it is a deception.)
528927
Probably. That's the impression I got. People like to be involved in drama for some dumb reason. And media enjoys playing off it to get more attention.\n\nI myself, would never vote for Taylor and from previous viewers, people were like, "How in the world could he have won?"
707183
The media is the media. They just try and make news. Not report news but make news. We watch the news here in Afghanistan as we did in Iraq and just wonder. Wow is this what really gets told the folks back home. ie: a soldier was convicted of rape and murder in Iraq. It made the news for weeks straight. I'm not condoning his activies and am applauding his conviction but....what the news doesn't say is that the women of Iraq are safer from soldiers that Freshman girls are on any college campus in the states.... but thats not news... the media involvement in the military is bad in the point that . Politician was to "spin" the war into their favor so they can get elected or reelected. The media is the reason politicians are so involved in the war. Desert Storm is a perfect example. Gen Scwarzkopf kicked Saddam and the Army's of Iraq's butt. Then theh politicians got involved and stopped the war before it was over.   The US military is a weapon. Probably the most powerful in the world.  If you, a Democratic politician, a Republican politian and a soldier were in a house with one power weapon and a murderer. Who would you want to give the weapon to? The media makes sure the military stays PC by helping the politicians run the war.
1129686
does seem that way doesn't it? personally, I don't even watch tv and even when I do I know that most of what is said in the media is bullshit and half-truths.
811136
Even though the media has a tendency to influence voters, it is always best to examine your own beliefs and ideologies and see which candidate best suits you.  The League of Women Voters does a nice job of comparing candidates in a non-biased way.
509651
He can be a jerk at times, but I don't think he's as bad as he's made out to be. The news media has fueled the perception by publicizing how he doesn't get along with them, but they (the media) can themselves sometimes be part of the problem.
589305
I agree with Jerry. The media does not help, but at the same time I think that parenting is a large factor in it. Even when raised in a "perfect" family setting you still can get troubled people out of it. There is no "perfect" family life because every family has problems.\nAs a parent you have the hardest job in the world. You can exsust every rescource and every suggestion given to you to, to try and raise productive citizens and in the end have it all back fire on you. Everyone has a diffrent personality and what works for one doesn't always work for the other. \nWe (as parents) have to make sure we teach children right from wrong. I don't claim in any way to be the mother of the year but everyday I see kids that aren't being taught even just simple common sense things. Kids are getting meaner, a lot of them don't have any manners, and I see disregard for life. Yes, I do understand that boys will be boys... well even girls.. I was one of those kids that would pull a worm apart just to see what would happen but that is diffrent; I hear about kids pouring gas on cats and setting them on fire because it's funny to watch it run around and scream in pain ( I've never seen this done on tv). People are spending less time with their children and leaving day cares to take care of them, the tv/video games to ocupy them, or are leaving their older siblings to take care of them. I know that not everyone can stay at home with their children and I'm not saying they should, but when parents are home they should spend time with their children, even just sitting at the dinner table together instead of eating in frount of the tv makes a diffrence.\n\nBasically what I'm trying to say is that I think parents are responsaible, then the media and peer pressure contribute to it.
982312
I would say so but it's mostly the media's fault.
877753
This is very true. A person really has to watch what they say so that it is not taken the wrong way. I think this has come out of the fact that our media has this content so ingrained in it. Look at children's movies! They often have sexual jokes hidden in them that adults will be able to get and children will not. I think this is pervading our conversations and infiltrating all aspects of life.
169772
I think the government and the media influence the public opinion.
334285
Yes it does, just look around.  Society expects certain actions and attitudes from all of us.  Our society demands certain behavor in all of us.  The price of not conforming to some of these expectations is just too high for most folks.