Media Shaming, Press Pacification, The Power Elite and Socialization
The integration of views of misrepresented communities have been determined in many instances as ways of promoting collective identity in the process of normalizing their experiences within a given setting. However, the kind of globalization that is taking place today works ona different level. On the one hand it supposes that the necessity of promoting diverse views is informed by the idea that people are interacting on a larger scale. This is set on a scale that is connected to the commercialization of the global village. The implication of this commericalization is that many people will select their own experiences in regards to their popularity and how they impact eventually on the social interactions and how this promotes economic means (Bodley, 2008; Cultural Survival, 2014; Acharya & Anshu, 2008). This is how the mainstream media has operated, by injecting the kind of global consumption that is associated with popular ideas. The media fraternity therefore have had limited opportunities to enlarge their own topics. However these topics are not inclusive of the stories that though less popular, are integral to the integration of views of …show more content…
However, this is often not done with the aim of changing a particular narrative and the desire to do so is always thwarted by the realitie sof our time (Bodley, 2008). Changing a narrative is not easy to achieve with digital media today because stories are given different interpretations by the world. Moreover, there are singular challenges that face different groups and soon enough people become involved in the minority tag that nobody is able to listen to the other person. This creates confusion and digital media today is replete with examples of failed campaigns simply because they involve different societal biases that discussions only serve to
The integration of views of misrepresented communities have been determined in many instances as ways of promoting collective identity in the process of normalizing their experiences within a given setting. However, the kind of globalization that is taking place today works ona different level. On the one hand it supposes that the necessity of promoting diverse views is informed by the idea that people are interacting on a larger scale. This is set on a scale that is connected to the commercialization of the global village. The implication of this commericalization is that many people will select their own experiences in regards to their popularity and how they impact eventually on the social interactions and how this promotes economic means (Bodley, 2008; Cultural Survival, 2014; Acharya & Anshu, 2008). This is how the mainstream media has operated, by injecting the kind of global consumption that is associated with popular ideas. The media fraternity therefore have had limited opportunities to enlarge their own topics. However these topics are not inclusive of the stories that though less popular, are integral to the integration of views of …show more content…
However, this is often not done with the aim of changing a particular narrative and the desire to do so is always thwarted by the realitie sof our time (Bodley, 2008). Changing a narrative is not easy to achieve with digital media today because stories are given different interpretations by the world. Moreover, there are singular challenges that face different groups and soon enough people become involved in the minority tag that nobody is able to listen to the other person. This creates confusion and digital media today is replete with examples of failed campaigns simply because they involve different societal biases that discussions only serve to