Mass media is an important part of American citizen's daily life. Mass media generally provides access to information and knowledge on all aspects of life, such as economics, diplomacy, weather, entertainment, crime, and finally politics. "Media is an important institution in our society, they influence our culture, purchasing habits, and politics, they are influenced by changes in our beliefs, preferences, interests and behavior." (Biagi, 11). The media covered numerous policies, politicians, discussions and speech on the president.
In this paper, we will explore the relationship between mass media and public opinion and explore the difference between the mass media as distributor of information and the mass media as a transmitter. After discussing the concept of propaganda, this article examines the mass media in the United States and investigates whether promotion can be promoted through the mass media if the government does not directly and exclusively manage the media channel. In the case of the Iraq War, this article considers using propaganda in the mass media to influence the public opinion, then the government used by the Bush administration to influence the content of the media and corporate ownership Investigate the relationship between policies and plans. And censorship is another way to influence public opinion
Mass media is a tool commonly used in our society to communicate with the public. Mass media has many platforms. Today we have newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, and internet. Mass media also has a big impact on our social outlook, specific topics, education and entertainment.
When the mass media research began, the media edited the media system, the mass media which was different from the social media empire of just 21 century experience. With this in mind, some people are criticizing that the mass media no longer exists, or at least it does not exist as before. This primitive form of mass media eliminates the exposure of the general public in 'news' which is difficult in social media society. Theorist Lance Bennett explained that in addition to some major events in recent history, sufficiently large groups are called the masses and it is not common for the same news to be viewed through the same mass-produced media . Bennett 's criticism of the mass media in the 21st century was re - invented as today' s group of people is more commonly receiving various news reports from various sources.