Gina Levy
Abstract
The media is by far one of the most powerful and influential industries in the world. However, if one looks at mainstream media as a mirror that reflects a bias towards despair and then simultaneously shapes it, one can see that it does not primarily sell news but negative emotion which sells far more papers than news does.
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The media is by far one of the most powerful and influential industries in the world. However, if one looks at mainstream media as a mirror that reflects a bias towards despair and then simultaneously shapes it, one can see that it does not primarily sell news but negative emotion which sells far more papers than news does.
Key concepts: Mainstream, Citizen journalism, Journalism, News media, Fake news, Media studies, Computer science, Political science