Politics of the Media (Sociology)

In your essay be sure to use a standard essay format, draw upon course concepts and define them.

1. What changes in the political economy of the media have taken place according to Bennett and how have these changes undermined the credibility of the news? Should the public be concerned about these changes in relation to the vitality of the public sphere and democratic practices?

2. How is critical thinking related to the Enlightenment and the emergence of the public sphere and bourgeois democracies? Provide hypothetical examples of three fallacies that could be used in politically misleading ways by hypothetical political candidates. Be sure to name and define each fallacy.

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Bennett argues that the number of information sources in the media has increased; therefore, individuals are not slaves to only one source of media. They get access to a number of media sources and are, therefore, more likely to receive the truth rather than base their information on only one source. Bennett goes ahead to point out that the younger generation are no longer viewers of traditional…..

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