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Weakening Democratic Society : A Quick Review of the United States Media Ownership

Weakening Democratic Society : A Quick Review of the United States Media Ownership

This is an affirmation that I support the criticism of McChesney that the United States is remotely close to a democratic society in terms of the many making the core political decision . Many key decisions are the province of the corporate sector and most decision made by the government are influenced by powerful special

interests with little public awareness or input

According to Wellstone , the media is no ordinary channel of communication between the government and the public (Wellstone , 2008 ,

br 1 . He also affirmed that the media is lifeblood of democracy in America (Wellstone , 2008 ,

. 1 . It is not denied that without the media , the free flow of important news and information relating to the democratic process will be affected . It will weaken the democratic chain of the country and eventually affect the economic , political and cultural development of the country . In connection with these , it is evident that during the 21st century , there were many instances that media mergers occurred in the political and social arena of the United States (Wellstone , 2008 ,

. 1 . Because of that , the fast and dynamic concentration of domination over the United States , media mergers posed a troubling issue for American system of representative democracy (Wellstone , 2008 ,

. 1 . Scheisel mentioned that the news and information that SBC Communications Incorporated would take and own the Ameritech Corporation greatly shifts the equilibrium relating to power in the United States telecommunications industry (Scheisel , 2008 ,

. 1 As a result , some political analysts predicted that such announcement which was motivated by the exploration for savings and financial power would attach fuel to the already shattering engine of mergers in the communications industry (Scheisel , 2008 ,

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Moreover , Shah added that traditionally , the media is the foundation of information anticipated to let the public recognize on how the government was operated by their chosen public officials . If there is any hint of bias and chaos in the operation of these means of communication , the democratic chain of the society will weaken . In short , the people will no longer know the exact claims and actuations of the representatives they intended to govern for their welfare . Our awareness of the issue must include the fact that media omissions distortion , inaccuracy and bias is a little recognized by many people outside the USA , and is gradually understood more and more within the American nation (Nadir , 2005 .

. 1 . This is an alarming report because in the first place our primary concern should rest on the effective communication between the government and the governed . Essentially giant telecommunication companies like the AT T , Pacific Telesis Group and others that works within a democratic society can greatly stir the way we live . Since we are used to listen , ponder , debate , comment and criticize the different conduct and activities...