Gay Marriage

After reading the articles on gay marriage, i discovered that the media can influence peoples views on gay marriage. The media can choose to report a certain view point on the issue at hand. Although it states  that people tend to choose media that agree with or reinforce viewpoints that they already hold. My question is, how do people get a view point on an issue? They must be persuaded by someone or something. So this statement is a load of crap.

Does the Media Need to Bridge the Gap?

Does the media have an ethical responsibility to attempt to bridge the gap that is depicted in this image? I don't believe they have an ethical responsibility to do anything to help this problem. The media is owned by the rich, and employed with the common folk. They can care less if the people on the bottom are working hard for little pay. Sure they can help by bringing the issue more into the spotlight, but what for? It will not benefit them in anyway. The common folk are finally trying to do something about this gap. The Occupy movement is sadly not going to do anything, people already perceive it to be another pointless protest put on by people without jobs. Does the media have the power to help bridge the house, i say yes. They could ethically start showing more anti rich propaganda in order to build support for corporate greed campaigns.

Who Owns the Media

After reading the different articles about who owns the media, i found it interesting. Six large companies own the majority of all news stations in the united States. These companies are able to command so much media space, that they can change people's opinions on certain issues. With all this power, they can clearly have some political power. In the case of General Electric. The CEO of General Electric is one of Obama's first persons of contact on creating jobs in the United States. This to me is not very smart. The CEO has outsourced tons of American jobs to other countries. Because i am a business major and a manager, i know that he is a good CEO. You want to make the most profit as possible. In order to do so you need to be able to cut costs. He cuts costs by outsourcing the jobs, to countries that work for less. In my opinion, the reign of the United States is over, we had our run, but every giant must fall. China and India well get their turn for the next 40 years. Going back to who owns the media, these companies are going to be able to influence who they elect for president and other public officers. Once they have the people in place, they can easily get away with creating laws that benefit themselves. This is who General Electric has been able to avoid taxes for two years.