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20/10/00 (17 review reads) |
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Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Lack of news and misinformation spread
A subject I feel strongly about, is the influence the newspapers of this country are having on our nations subconscious. It took someone I knew well to really show how we are manipulated by the press.
The tabloids are the worst offenders, with constant biased views. I feel some of the shared views held by the tabloid community are holding back our nation in many ways. There has been much covergae recently about Marks and Spencers clothing campaign aimed at the avergaed sized British female. I think much of the reason this has happened is through newspapers who re-enforce the view that women need to be thin to be attractive. Each day you will see an article about how a female celebrity has put on weight. Mel C being the lastest target.
The fact that newspapers have also have been classed into political catergories is also something that I think is very dangerous. If you read the Mirror you are Labour, if you read the mail you are Tory etc. etc. As tabloids count for the largest share of the Newspaper market, there is a danger that people may become sub-consciously brainwashed over time. All the papers have their opinions, usually only a few pages into the newspaper, in order to gain maximum attention. Many people tend to read the same newspaper daily and are in real danger of never getting a balanced view on national matters, especially politics
The tabloids never really go into much detail trying to sensationalize everything possible. I find it particularly upsetting when I see the xenophobic attitude diisplayed by some downmarket newspapers. They don't want the Euro, fair enough thats their opinion, but I think the rest of the country has a right to make its mind up using the facts. Xenophobic headlines do nothing to help and only help bread hatred and ignorance.
On the matter of xenophobia, I remember the Euro 96 semi-final between England and Germany. The daily star on the day of the match had clear references to WW2 whic
h I found deeply offensive.
I used to read tabloids all the time, but when I read them now I can see them trying to force their opinions on their readership, I think we should be aware that their publishers have a hidden agenda where by they can push their views onto us. You've been warned!
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Coral - 21/10/00 An interesting article. You are right. I don't read any newspapers but I see your point. |
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