In his book,Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies, Noam Chomsky brings to light a very serious issue in news media today. He highlights the elite's control over the media and how their world views are presented to all that watch and listen. Even those media channels that are not owned or controlled by the elite feel the need to fall in line with the messages fed through the elite-controlled channels.
This issue is extremely relevant today especially with the state our country is in. It also has an even greater impact in times of war. War is an extremely sensitive topic to most and people all over the world have their own opinions yet they are never heard because they do not have the power or resources to have their opinions heard.
However, new technologies have made voicing opinions much easier and more accessible. The Internet houses millions of blogs and social media networks that are filled with opinions. Although what is broadcast may still be under elite-control, I feel new technologies will soon make it difficult for this trend to continue much further in the future.
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