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January 1, 2019 
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The media 
Whoever controls the media also controls opinions and attitudes of the people and 
there is little that can be done to rectify this. To what extent do you agree or 
disagree? 
In some countries, the media is controlled exclusively by large companies; in others it is the 
government that has this control. Often, in a war situation, one of the first casualties is the 
media, which is seized by one group or another. This gives some support to the idea that 
the media is a source of power and control. 
Whoever controls the media also has ultimate control over what is published or 
broadcasted and what is omitted. 
They can also add a certain prejudice or bias to their coverage of certain news stories 
depending on their own feelings about the matter. This is not a new problem, although the 
issue is perhaps more pressing now that the Internet and pay-TV have enabled these 
messages to be disseminated even further. 
However, we should remember that readers have their own ideas and opinions. You can 
control what is printed but you cannot control the opinions of your readers. I think the only 
positive here is that, nowadays, people seem to be much more cynical about what they read 
in the press or hear on the television. In particular, when it comes to the tabloid press, 
people know that they have to take what they read with a grain of salt. In other words, they 
read knowing they may be being lied to. Perhaps it is of even greater concern that we have 
become so accepting of this form of censorship. 
The only thing that can be done to alter this situation is for the government to regulate the 
industry so that there is no longer a monopoly on media ownership. This also means that 
they have to allow and support a totally free press, even if this means the government may 
be criticised or ridiculed within its pages. 

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