Media's role in developing images of 'self' and the 'other' - 1 views
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Angela D on 21 Nov 10Stephanous, Andrea Zaki. "Media's role in developing images of 'self' and the 'other'." Media Development 54.2 (2007): 14-18. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Media is a means of persuasion. When used by a strict government it can be a way of persuading citizens to do or not do something. Through stereotypes the mass media can be used to change public sentiment towards whatever the producers of this media would like. This can be helpful or hurtful to a nation. Through the discussion of this topic it shows the reader examples of this. Specifically it talks about the Middle East and the Israeli conflict.