11-28-2014, 02:17 PM
^ I don't think the media is so powerful that they could create or eliminate racial tensions, discrimination, etc...
The media also devoted a good deal of coverage on messages to the public discouraging and condemning looting and rioting. That didn't stop it from happening, just like it didn't cause it to happen. IMO.
I respect your opinion and the opinion of others about the media being to blame for all kinds of societal problems. I don't see it the same way, but it's just my view. I see the media as sometimes contributing to fear and outrage (and positive emotions, depending on the topic of coverage), but not being responsible or to blame for how people think or act.
The media also devoted a good deal of coverage on messages to the public discouraging and condemning looting and rioting. That didn't stop it from happening, just like it didn't cause it to happen. IMO.
I respect your opinion and the opinion of others about the media being to blame for all kinds of societal problems. I don't see it the same way, but it's just my view. I see the media as sometimes contributing to fear and outrage (and positive emotions, depending on the topic of coverage), but not being responsible or to blame for how people think or act.