The role of the mass media in American politics today.
Date Submitted: 07/26/2004 08:58:32
Category: / Social Sciences / Communication Studies
Length: 8 pages (2331 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Communication Studies
Length: 8 pages (2331 words)
The mass media today play a vital role in American politics and possess a vast amount of power with reference to the political process. A role is defined as characteristic and expected social behaviour and the function, position or actions taken by a required person or group. (web reference 1) Politics as we know it is inconceivable without the mass media. They are the central forums of political communication in modern liberal democracies and are known …
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