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COM3707 Essay Assignment (Assessment 4) Semester 2 2022 Political Communication UNISA
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COM3707 ESSAY ASSIGNMENTSEMESTER 2 2022
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
UNISA
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1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................1
2 THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MASS MEDIA IN MODERN POLITICS AND THE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT....1
The importance of the Mass media in Modern Politics.....................................................................1
The importance of the Mass Media in the Media Environment........................................................2
3 DEMOCRACY AND THE MEDIA............................................................................................................4
The role of the mass media in a democratic society..........................................................................4
4 DIFFERENT MEDIA FORMATS OF THE MASS MEDIA...........................................................................5
Defining and discussing media formats.............................................................................................5
5 CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................12
SOURCES CONSULTED.........................................................................................................................13
SELF-ASSESSMENT AND SELF-REFLECTION..........................................................................................14
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1 INTRODUCTION
Concepts, definitions, discussions, and hypotheses based on the following subjects
are provided in the ensuing assignment: the many media formats used by mass
media, democracy and the media, and the role that the media plays in contemporary
politics and the media environment. We'll go into great length on the role that the
media plays in contemporary politics, how the media actively influences politics (how
political statements are transformed by the media), and how the media environment
functions as the Fourth Estate. Additionally, the function of broadcast and print
media in democratic societies will be covered in detail. Finally, concepts related to
media formats will be defined, discussed, and shown using examples.
2 THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MASS MEDIA IN MODERN POLITICS
AND THE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT
The phrase "mass media" describes communication strategies that involve a broad
audience being informed in some way, shape, or form (Sociology Central 2011). As
an illustration, consider the dissemination of messages or communication by radio,
television, print media, online publications, and a variety of other channels. It is a
technology created to communicate with or reach a big audience, in other words
(Wings 2022). The mass media serves as the primary medium for communication
between and among the general public on a bigger scale (Wings 2022).
The importance of the Mass media in Modern Politics
Since the media can, for example, establish favourable or unfavourable sentiments
toward politicians or governments and can also influence people's political opinions
and attitudes, the media is important in modern politics (Karam and Sonderling et al.
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