Domestic violence has always been a recurrent part of the world going back ages and still is today. When it comes to domestic abuse issues regarding celebrities the mass media gets involved in the situation to get a story to broadcast to share the information they have found. Sometimes mass media will try to leave out some of the information having to do with a story to keep the audience thinking instead of having the entire story. The mass media industry needs an audience, so they have built up the peoples need for mass media in there modern life. Today’s culture thrives on mass media to get a lot of its information, especially if it has to do with celebrities or things like domestic violence.
One of the more recent cases of domestic violence that was show in mass media was the case of singers Chris brown and Rihanna in 2009. This case …show more content…
Each of the sources above show a different side to the same story, and are using media to sway public opinion. Some of the reports are also based according to how the individual wants the public to perceive a specific person. Like how one person whats to have people think negatively about rihanna but the other wants people to admire her. Mass media uses a wide variety of techniques to get the message they want to put out and change the minds of others who are listening. Media can have an effect on public opinion by showing what is socially desirable, framing the details of a story and shaping the public view on what is important. Based on what is the current popular opinion, people will form their own opinions on a subject. Usually a popular opinion gets played again and again over many different mass medias which can convince people to start to think the same way. Public opinion can be easily influenced by what they see on all mass media. Media definitely has a great responsibility in changing the opinions of different
One of the more recent cases of domestic violence that was show in mass media was the case of singers Chris brown and Rihanna in 2009. This case …show more content…
Each of the sources above show a different side to the same story, and are using media to sway public opinion. Some of the reports are also based according to how the individual wants the public to perceive a specific person. Like how one person whats to have people think negatively about rihanna but the other wants people to admire her. Mass media uses a wide variety of techniques to get the message they want to put out and change the minds of others who are listening. Media can have an effect on public opinion by showing what is socially desirable, framing the details of a story and shaping the public view on what is important. Based on what is the current popular opinion, people will form their own opinions on a subject. Usually a popular opinion gets played again and again over many different mass medias which can convince people to start to think the same way. Public opinion can be easily influenced by what they see on all mass media. Media definitely has a great responsibility in changing the opinions of different