In this chunk of the nonfiction book The Culture of Fear, Barry Glassner tells of how America takes things out of hand because of how the media potrays small issues. The media makes it seem as if the situation at hand is bigger than it really is. Instead of adressing the bigger problems that should be focused on, the media focuses on the problems that are insignificant and then later are put out as something major that needs to be adressed right away. Glassner adresses how the media puts "fear" into America by focusing on missing children, bad mothers, and child violence too much causing fear and confusion.
Dissussion Questions:
1. How has the medias affect on people worsen insignificant problems?
2.Does it seem possible that the media can influence people to do these corrupt things they speak of so much?
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The media has affected Americans by suggesting that problems like violent kids are a major issues. In turn, kids who do even minor crimes, get more time in jail and harsher punishments than adults, and when they get out all they had for examples growing up was criminals and they get worse themselves.
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ReplyDeleteThe media can influence the people to do these corrupt things they speak of so much because the media pays so much attention to crime that a criminal can become famous within hours and get attention from the whole world in minutes.
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ReplyDeletesorry, i had some technical difficulties last week trying to post my second comment. internet started acting up and i thought it sent from my phone but anywaaay . heres what it said.
i think it is possible that the media can influence people to do corrupt things because everyone always relies on the media for everything. they watch these shows and get caught up in them like its their real life. the media, celebrities, and even the news influences it. people see celebrities doing these crazy things and getting this attention and want to copy it .