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Are government officials citizens?
The United States is a representative democracy. This means that our government is elected by citizens. Here, citizens vote for their government officials.
What do you understand by public opinion?
Public opinion is the collective opinion on a specific topic or voting intention relevant to a society.
What does influence mean in politics?
Politics. Undue influence, in contract law, where one person takes advantage of a position of power over another person. Sphere of influence, in political science, an area over which a state or organization has some indirect control.
Why is the government and the news media creating a charade?
The news media and the government have created a charade that serves their own interests but misleads the public. Officials oblige the media’s need for drama by fabricating crises and stage-managing their responses, thereby enhancing their own prestige and power.
What is the relationship between the government and the news media?
The news media and the government are entwined in a vicious circle of mutual manipulation, mythmaking, and self-interest. Journalists need crises to dramatize news, and government officials need to appear to be responding to crises. Too often, the crises are not really crises but joint fabrications.
Can you really trust the mainstream media?
From new, conspiracy-minded outlets such as the Canary and Evolve Politics to the “alt-right”, libertarian and hard Brexit conversations that cluster on Twitter, the loudest and most strident voices push a relentless line: you can’t trust the mainstream media. It is not just the politically motivated who hold these beliefs.
How has the rise of television affected business and politics?
The rise of television has increased the demand for drama in news, and the explosion in lobbyists and special-interest groups has expanded the number of actors and the range of conflicts. Business had to learn to play the game as well.