EFFECTS


 * EFFECTS**


 * Why is media manipulation an issue, who does it hurt?**

The Media is manipulated in all manners, from the government, to news programs, advertisements, and so forth. Its influence on us effects how we live, what we eat, where we sleep, what jobs we have. It determines our worth because if we cannot conform to what the media has deemed as acceptable as we are not a part of society’s culture. Media manipulation hurts society as a whole, because what we see or hear on the news, in advertisements, on TV or in magazines is being seen and heard by others.

Repetitive city plans establish the feeling of ‘being at home’ for prospective buyers. A majority of suburban areas look similar in business and residential design. A new development will now have a: Wal-Mart, gas station, Tim Hortons, and McDonalds, among other popular chains. People are conditioned and accustomed to lifestyles which involve these businesses so they must be present in new developments. (Selling Suburbs, 25) This dependence on commercialism and consumerism blends cultures and hurts individuality and uniqueness; a melting pot of culture and business occurs and becomes a norm.

Media manipulation effects the lives of every single Canadian. The media and the opinions expressed in the media are accepted and adapted by individuals in their daily lives, shaping the overall beliefs and values of society which are expressed in our actions. If politicians are able to control the message that the media delivers to society, they are able not only to express their beliefs and attempt to gain our support for them, but they also are able to change the beliefs and values held by members of society and change Canadian society as a whole, directing it in the manner they desire.

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