Compare And Contrast Mass Media

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Media Comparison Mass media is the main way the news is shared with the world. The many ways in which it is communicated make it easier to share news from across the world in a short space of time. The many forms of media also allow for multiple opinions to be brought across as well as the same story being shown more than once for people who may not have seen it. So due to all the ways that news is broadcasted it is almost impossible to miss the important stories, the large amount of media methods also allows people to have personal preference, as some people like to read the news paper, some don’t like to read at all and watch it on television and some like to read it on the internet where it will be stored for decades before being erased. …show more content…

This particular article does not target specific countries or states but affects the whole of the world. It may even dictate whether people are able to keep their jobs. The reason why the global markets hold such a sway as they dictate how much things are worth and according to the Guardian’s article they have been falling rapidly for five days, but had eased off. If they had kept declining many markets such as currency and other tradable sources of income would have lost value and some may have even lost their jobs. Bernard Aw, a market analyst at spread betting firm IG, said: “Things don’t look that bad today but we need to see a few more sessions to gauge whether the sharp decline of [Monday] has reached a bottom. [Wednesday] might show a clearer …show more content…

In the case of the shares falling it is to provide information for the general populace around the world. While Kepler 452b discovery story is also to provide information to those that want to know. In the case of the shares story people really wanted to know if they had been losing money, and if they had the article could bring out a reaction which would similar to shock or frustration, while the Kepler 452b story might bring out excitement instead as Nasa stated “Today we’re announcing the discovery of an exoplanet that as far as we can tell, is a pretty close cousin to the Earth and our sun”. This sentence alone can create an overwhelming amount of support for the program which would also drive people to read

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