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'''Media''' refers to the means of delivering and receiving data or information, through broadcasting and narrowcasting. <ref>http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/media.html</ref><ref>https://www.techopedia.com/definition/14462/communication-media</ref><ref>https://www.dictionary.com/browse/media</ref>
'''Media''' is the means of delivering and receiving data or information, through broadcasting and "narrowcasting".


== Relation of Media and Politics ==
Modern [[liberalism]] has developed to the point of becoming the [[hegemonic]] [[ideology]] in many capitalist countries, meaning that media which supports pro-liberal or pro-ruling class positions, especially for the ruling class of a particular state, tends to be deemed "apolitical", "neutral", or "unbiased". This is a recent development in the history of mass media.{{cn}}


Even though many people, especially [[Conservativism|Conservatives]], often say that most media is [[Apoliticality|apolitical]], and would rather to not have "Politics in their media",{{Instances}} all media is inherently political. {{Cn}} Often films the average viewer would name "apolitical" is actually very political because of the film being, for example, Pro-[[United States|US]], even though the film itself is not about politics.
The [[critique]] of media involves investigating the "filters" of bourgeois society which have the effect of censorship even without a centralized censoring source. One of the most well-known works of media critique is ''[[Manufacturing Consent]]'' by [[Edward S. Herman]] and [[Noam Chomsky]], a book still widely cited decades after its release. However, while the research of Herman, Chomsky and others tends to focus on ''news media'', other forms of media, including literature, television, and music, are also ideological at their base.{{cn}}


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Latest revision as of 21:18, 28 July 2023

Media is the means of delivering and receiving data or information, through broadcasting and "narrowcasting".

Modern liberalism has developed to the point of becoming the hegemonic ideology in many capitalist countries, meaning that media which supports pro-liberal or pro-ruling class positions, especially for the ruling class of a particular state, tends to be deemed "apolitical", "neutral", or "unbiased". This is a recent development in the history of mass media.[citation needed]

The critique of media involves investigating the "filters" of bourgeois society which have the effect of censorship even without a centralized censoring source. One of the most well-known works of media critique is Manufacturing Consent by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, a book still widely cited decades after its release. However, while the research of Herman, Chomsky and others tends to focus on news media, other forms of media, including literature, television, and music, are also ideological at their base.[citation needed]

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