The media: The most powerful weapon in the world?

• LinkageII

  21 Oct 06, 23:30

  Is it??? Anyway can anyone give me examples of media mispresenting stuff that lead to misconceptions of the public?
• technoboy

  21 Oct 06, 23:31

  Trying to get answers for your work izit??
• LinkageII

  21 Oct 06, 23:32

  Originally posted by technoboy:

  Trying to get answers for your work izit??

  shhhhh cmon need some views/opinions on this matter
• mystiv

  21 Oct 06, 23:44

  beauty
• Y_Shun

  21 Oct 06, 23:45

  Zoe Tay's advertisement.
  
  "I swallowed".
  
  
• dakkon_blackblade

  21 Oct 06, 23:49

  Al-Jazeera is the world's most well-known Arab brand. Go figure...
• alexkusu

  21 Oct 06, 23:55

  misrepresenting violence.
  
  desensitising people.
• SingaporeMacross

  22 Oct 06, 00:10

  corrupting the youth, spreading the culture of death
• MohamedF

  22 Oct 06, 00:14

  forum_dude saying he's hot...
• dakkon_blackblade

  22 Oct 06, 00:15

  All these are due to the stupidity of people. If people were really clever they wouldn't be so much influenced by the media.
• LazerLordz

  22 Oct 06, 00:17

  Fox News, Al-Jazeera, Pallywood, Mediacorpse.
• chenc

  22 Oct 06, 00:25

  Originally posted by LinkageII:

  Is it??? Anyway can anyone give me examples of media mispresenting stuff that lead to misconceptions of the public?

  Nope. The people is the most powerful weapon.
  
  Media rely on public reactions. If everyone dun care about what it says, media is nothing.
• aku1b0d0

  22 Oct 06, 01:16

  the REAL deadliest weapon in the world is...
  
  our WIVES
• digicharat

  22 Oct 06, 09:32

  straight times and media cropse.
• missqi

  22 Oct 06, 09:33

  It relies on our minds.
  
• LinkageII

  22 Oct 06, 10:40

  Originally posted by chenc:

  Nope. The people is the most powerful weapon.
  
  Media rely on public reactions. If everyone dun care about what it says, media is nothing.

  but then again it's also the media that's controlling people mah.. like politicians make use of media to publicize themself
• Steph84

  22 Oct 06, 12:04

  look up Lazarsfeld for research to show Media's Limited Power.
• Ristar

  22 Oct 06, 12:43

  control the media, contol the masses.
  
  think about it, no... seriously sit down and think about it.
  
  

  Originally posted by chenc:

  Nope. The people is the most powerful weapon.
  
  Media rely on public reactions. If everyone dun care about what it says, media is nothing.

  how intelligent. why dun u try again?
• Jerina

  22 Oct 06, 19:32

  Originally posted by dakkon_blackblade:

  Al-Jazeera is the world's most well-known Arab brand. Go figure...

  Dont be stereotypical. My Puerto Rican Uni lecturer says that Al-Jazeera's viewpoint on events are more fair than American sources.
• LinkageII

  22 Oct 06, 21:52

  Originally posted by Steph84:

  look up Lazarsfeld for research to show Media's Limited Power.

  Lazarsfeld as in the person 'Paul Lazarsfeld'?
  
  oh and is 'Al-Jazeera' based in middle east? And I'm quite confused about it's purpose.. is it to so call present a 'fair viewpoint' on matters to the middle east people?
  
  Thanks to everyone who helped though
• LinkageII

  23 Oct 06, 17:41

  bump can someone clarify the questions i have please
• spinsugar

  23 Oct 06, 21:47

  
  I think the most powerful weapon so far is our dear idiot box - the TV.
  
  These are live images beamed into our homes 24/7.. the stuff of brainwashing.
  
• Steph84

  23 Oct 06, 22:00

  pls do ur own school work and not depend on people to ans ur EVERY qn when ur already given some tips to start upon