power of the press

POWER OF THE

PRESS

BY: CHELDY SYGACO ELUMBA-PABLEO, MPA; LLB

Lincoln believed that ‘with public sentiment nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.’

He declared that “public sentiment is everything,” and in his era nothing shaped public sentiment more powerfully than journalism.

WHAT IS POWER OF THE PRESS?BY: CHELDY SYGACO ELUMBA-PABLEO, MPA; LLB


WHAT LAW SUPPORTs THE POWER OF THE PRESS?

THE PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

Section 7.- THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION on matters of public concern. The right to access official records, documents and paper pertaining to official acts.

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Will not apply if it is of public interest


WHAT LAWs SUPPORT THE POWER OF THE PRESS?

Section 4.- Freedom of Speech, of Expression or the PressSpeech and Expression cover any form of oral utterance such as protest as expression of opinion about subjects of PUBLIC CONCERN.

Press covers any sort of publications as instruments for mass communication.

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Mass media as an instruments of social control

HOW DO PRESS INFLUENCE?

With the rise of the internet, the two-way relationship between mass media and public opinion is beginning to change, with the advent of new technologies such as blogging.


The relation of the mass media to contemporary popular culture is commonly conceived in terms of dissemination from the elite to the mass. The concentration of ownership and media control has led to accusations of a 'media elite' having a form of 'cultural dictatorship'.

a. Mass media, mass culture and elite

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Although a sizable portion of mass media offerings – particularly news, commentaries, documentaries, and other informational programs – deal with highly controversial subjects, the major portion of mass media offerings are designed to serve an entertainment function.

b. Mass media in a free enterprise capitalist society


c. Media effects on nutrition

On average, children in the United States view 15 television food advertisements every day, 98% of which are low in nutritional value,

averaging out to 5,500 messages per year.


d. Media effects on body image

Advertising, particularly for fashion and cosmetics, has a powerful effect on how we see ourselves and how we view our own personal body image

THANK YOU FOR READING!

CHELDHAYE

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