POL 128 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: The Federalist Papers
3 Mar 2013
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All media have 3 functions: providing information, entertainment, and socialization. Information on t. v has been dumbed down to make a pro t. The federalist papers - a book of essays rst published 200 yrs ago in newspapers. Think the media should be privately owned (that it would result in the fairest market, the best semblance of the truth ) usa. Social responsibility- believe the government should play a role in the media, have public ownership of media organizations. Regulate, through the c. r. t. c. , the business operations of private broadcasters. Government gives nancial subsidies to lm makers, through tele lm canada bbc, cbc. Authoritarian- all media are controlled by the state (e. g propaganda) Marxist- media is part of a power structure, an important part of the capitalist system. Legitimization function: convincing us that we live in a democratic, free, just society (marxists believe that this is a lie)
