Sunday, October 7, 2007
Agenda setting theory makes me kind of nervous...
So, I just finished the assigned reading from our textbook regarding Agenda setting theory.
Honestly, after reading the chapter, I'm a bit more concerned about the role media plays in our everyday life. I guess it has just now sunk in that everything I see on the news or read online isn't even remotely close to a complete picture of everything that is going on in the world.
This theory is obvious when you realize that Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears' latest drama receives more coverage than the conflict in Darfur. That concerns me.
I can't help but question: what else is going on in the world that I have no knowledge of, simply because the media chooses not to tell me? ¶ posted by L.O. Ratliff at 8:12 PM •
Honestly, after reading the chapter, I'm a bit more concerned about the role media plays in our everyday life. I guess it has just now sunk in that everything I see on the news or read online isn't even remotely close to a complete picture of everything that is going on in the world.
This theory is obvious when you realize that Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears' latest drama receives more coverage than the conflict in Darfur. That concerns me.
I can't help but question: what else is going on in the world that I have no knowledge of, simply because the media chooses not to tell me? ¶ posted by L.O. Ratliff at 8:12 PM •
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Many people have this same concern.
Do you feel the Internet has made the agenda-setting concerns greater or lesser? How do you feel?
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