Media Imperialism — A powerful tool
by Calvin Seng on Apr.16, 2009, under Media Culture
So what I am trying to say about media imperialism is, it is in fact a powerful tool, in shaping people’s mind. What we hear, and what we see from the news, radio, or even internet, how true are them? Thinking in another point of view, are we being controlled by the media, by the enforced people, by our government? Are we being exposed to what they wanted us to believe instead? Are we being shaped into what they wanted us to be?
I have to admit that media imperialism is too powerful that it has the power to shape one’s mindset. It has to be used correctly, else divergence would occur and things may turn out nasty. We should expose ourselves more to what is real, what is the thing behind the scene, behind what we could see usually. Luckily, we have internet these days, that actually providing us another chance to expose to things that usually could not be controlled by the government.
