PC Chapters 7-10

Reading this book has really opened my eyes. After I finish this book, I really want to read Project Censored 2008!

Chapter 7

Because of our media and how they project words and phrases, whenever we here the words “Palestinians” or “Hamas” people think terrorist immediately. The US did not just think this one their own. Many media sources have made Americans think this way, the word Palestine, is quickly related to violence and terror. The Gaza Strip is a topic that is talked about a lot but not in great detail. I feel as though whenever I here it being talked about, I never gain information that actually informs on what is going on over there.

My question is: Why does our society listen and rely on our media’s information so much?

Chapter 8:

Like a few of the other girls who have already written on the blog, I too am very interested in this chapter. I was also told by my mom that I needed to receive this vaccination because it would protect from HPV and cervical cancer. I know when I got the vaccine, I had a very small idea what it was doing for me and why my mom thought it was so important for me to get. I too thought that if I received the Gardasil shot, I would be the ONE LESS that has the chance of HPV or cervical cancer. But in reality, the vaccine just prevents only a few of the viruses. Like many things, people just listen to a commercial and don’t do their own research on the topic or product. The company promoting this product doesn’t lie about what Gardasil does or but they weren’t very open with all the details.

My question is: Why doesn’t the FCC control more of what companies say or promote to the public?

Chapter 9:

As a marketing major, I know that all marketing isn’t bad marketing. A great deal of the media does influence our society in not great ways all the time. But there happens to be a great deal of good marketing out there. Chapter nine was full of stories that either questioned marketing or who made these marketing campaigns. It’s hard to believe that these stories are true and made it to the public. Many media sources have been able to avoid their own problems or PR disasters.

My question is: How can the average obtain the real information and regulate lies from these major corporations?

Chapter 10:

After reading this chapter I did my own research. It was amazing to me that there was a list of countries that had executive orders. Many of the countries that I researched had very little information about the arrests or executions when the actual happening occurred. Most of the stories were published many months after it happened. It is very scary and disappointing to me how governments believe in their own people. I feel like they don’t have any trust within us or how we perceive media.

My questions is: Do we really live a democratic society?