> Political tension is nothing more than the rise of news entertainment.
I would agree with that but still think the effects of it can't simply be ignored.
A significant part of people worldwide get their basic understanding of what's going on in the world from news media - and then go on making all kinds of day-to-day descisions with that knowledge - and in the case of US citizens may go on to vote.
News media show a cropped and distorted version of reality, but they can also pull the actual reality closer to their distorted version.
I would agree with that but still think the effects of it can't simply be ignored.
A significant part of people worldwide get their basic understanding of what's going on in the world from news media - and then go on making all kinds of day-to-day descisions with that knowledge - and in the case of US citizens may go on to vote.
News media show a cropped and distorted version of reality, but they can also pull the actual reality closer to their distorted version.