Communicating through mass media

Transmitting information and entertainment through TV, radio, films, newspapers, magazines, and books; and the resulting popular pool of world knowledge and experience derived from these media.

1. Ideas and images disseminated through the mass media unite people across the world with a body of commonly-held information, opinions, associations and images.

1. The mass media claim a degree of objectivity which their economic, national or sectarian bases of support belie. They thus necessarily disguise their perspectives.

2. Mass media increasingly function as a social sector, exercising enormous influence in the way in which events are interpreted.

3. Mass media dilute the quality of art and information.

1. Publishing
2. Publicizing
3. Informing-Misinforming

1. Using broadcasting media for education
2. Disseminating action alert briefings

1. Strengthening state monopoly of broadcasting facilities
2. Improving media literacy
3. Controlling communications mass media

1. Excessive state control of communications mass media