The Impact of Media Exposure

 


Media and politics are like cats and dogs. Sometimes they mix and sometimes they do not. Each utilizes each other for good and for bad. They often cause chains of reactions to different situations. Each offers their own spin to topics and issues. First, attitudes. We watched cartoon characters and actors/actresses and wished we could play their roles of the characters they are portraying. If they are our favorite character, we like to act like them. Essentially taking their personality and attitude and making it ours. This is not different with media and politics. The media is the actor and politics is the attitude. The media shares what political news is trending with the reactions from political leaders and officials. The viewership and audience watches the newscast, takes the information and creates an attitude towards it. If political figures do not like water management regulations and are angry, the supporters/audience adopt that anger that shapes their attitudes. If they were asked about it, 9 times out of 10, they would share their angry sentiments about it. Second, knowledge. The media shares news and information that sometimes mainstream news outlets do not cover. If someone had premeditated values and ideas, a simple news article or newscast can change their way of thinking. It is a way of altering their understanding. This leads them to start questioning what they knew before. Sometimes the altering can be both good and bad. People tend to use their new understanding to either help or hurt others. Depending on what they heard and understood it is unsure how they utilize their new way of thinking. Third is behavior. Action speaks louder than words. Protests are a prime example of the relationship between media and politics. People take what they learn on these political media sites and turn them into causes that demand change. Some examples are the Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate Movements. The media can highlight great wins in politics but also great losses also. It’s a love and hate relationship that has no end in sight. 


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