At first glance, I thought that a research paper on the “controllers of the media” would be fun and interesting. But the further I researched into this topic, the more I realized how daunting this complex subject was going to be. The real challenge was that the more I researched and understood what the media was about, the harder it was to discriminate which ‘media source’ wasn’t intent on simply brainwashing me. What I mean is, these books, articles, columns, discussions, etc. all have the same thing in common – the conclusion that the media is everywhere present today, and that the ‘other side’ is taking advantage of it. The definition of the ‘other side’ usually ranges from race, to religion, and to politics. Each of these writers has different opinions, and none should be fully trusted. The motives of each writer are different, but the desires to control your views are the same for every message. To go into this further, lets define the word ‘control’ and the ‘media.’ As defined in the Cambridge Dictionary, control is to “order, limit, instruct or rule something, or someone’s actions or behavior,” while the media is defined as the “medium” or middle man that includes newspapers, magazines, radio, the television, books, movies, (and now the internet). For the following paper, we intend to cover the televised medium and to understand why it matters in order for us to reveal the relevance of its controllers. Then we will explore our current situation with the media, determine if there are any dangers that lie ahead, and try and guess its future.
“Failing to report important news, or reporting news shallowly, inaccurately or unfairly – can leave people dangerously uninformed” (Kaiser 6). Particularly for televised media, the biggest problem with this medium is that ...