The Role Of Mass Communication In Politics

Mass Communication on Politics Name Institution Introduction Since ancient days, it has been rather clear that communication is among the vital constituents of any political activity. As a matter of facts, the widely known German-American political scientist called Karl W. Deutsche posits that politics is nothing other than communication. Trying to understand the connection between politics and mass communication can be traced all the way back to the days of the famous scholars and philosophers such as Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and even William Shakespeare. However, in the recent past, most scholars have shown their interest in finding out the link between Mass Communication and Politics. According to Thompson (2013), Mass communication refers to the study of how individuals exchange or share the information through the use of mass media to wide segments of the population simultaneously. In other words, mass communication is a process whereby given information is dispersed expansively among people who are close as well as far extending places like throughout the country or globally. On the other hand, politics refers to a process whereby which single and collective decisions are arrived at (Bennett, 2016). It I also refer to an activity whereby goals and visions are agreed and achieved through set policies. The essay examines how Iraq affects the stability of the Middle East. It will also decipher the political aim of Iraq through mass communication and Language. The Role of Mass Communication in Politics According to Graber & Dunaway (2017), the current day media has played a great role not just within the political process of every kind, including coverage of big political events and other major institutions and electioneering process. Media has also provided many required information services and also provides possible self-enlightenment as well as a form of entertainment. Basically, currently many people are depending on the media as their source of information and for communication, purposes to keep them moving in the correct direction and also to conduct their day-to-day activities. Media is one of the things that people are treated with high regards since people are treating radio, newspapers, television, internet, and magazines as the basis for thinking and carrying out different activities throughout the world. Thompson (2013) posits that media has a prospective power to manipulate the people’s opinion, attitude, and behavior towards touchy issues like the gender parity, ethnicity, age, and race differences. This argument explains why most political leaders are using the media to sell their agenda to the mass in the political arena. In as much as media has played a positive role in influencing how things are done, it has also got some negative impacts. For instance, it has led to the degradation of behaviors and has been used to spread propaganda that has caused wars. Iraq is one of the countries in the world that have used the mass communication and language to affect the political situation in the Middle East, which has greatly affected the stability of the region. How Iraq Affect the Stability of Middle East Bensahel & Byman (2004) points out those terrorist activities that are curr...