MEDIA, CULTURE AND SOCIETY

4. ‘Often Wars (especially distant ones) and the object of winning them will have to be sold to the public. This often involves the manipulation of truth to maintain popular support' (Taylor, P ‘War and the media'). Critically examine the role of television in the reporting of either the Falklands or the first Gulf War or the current war on terrorism in the light of this quote.

‘There's no news, like bad news'. Since the days of reporting, the media has always known that bad news will sell more papers than good news. In the television world, it will always have a bigger audience. Scholars have concluded that we tune into bad news for many reasons. Mostly, as a self-esteem clause, by seeing pain in others, we feel relieved we are not experiencing the same afflictions. This makes us feel better, and therefore improves our state of mind.
Another theory is that we like to prepare for the future, by learning what troubles others have, and we learn......

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Title: News Reporting War
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Approximate Pages: 9 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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