Video: The Media and Democracy

This video discusses how the media can impact our political process. Watch it and consider the questions below.

Discussion Questions

  1. Question

    The U.S. media system has existed mostly under a commercial system (as opposed to, for example, a government-controlled system). In what ways might that have been good and bad for democracy? What might that mean for the future of media and democracy?
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    The U.S. media system has existed mostly under a commercial system (as opposed to, for example, a government-controlled system). In what ways might that have been good and bad for democracy? What might that mean for the future of media and democracy?

  2. Question

    If you had to pick the "most democratic" medium (print/newspapers, radio, television, satellite television, the Internet), which would it be and why? Which would be the least democratic and why?
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    If you had to pick the "most democratic" medium (print/newspapers, radio, television, satellite television, the Internet), which would it be and why? Which would be the least democratic and why?