The American Media分析和总结分析和总结.pdfVIP

Media in America 杜鹃 1090100084 As everyone knows the American media has always been active and purposeful promoter of goods and ideas, but with power comes great responsibility. American media has a responsibility to act with the best interests of the American public in mind. The media is an active promoter of goods, services, and ideas, but by doing this they become a business and no longer have the best interests of the people in mind. In the modern world the rise of digital communications along with inventions like the Internet have increased the media’s range, and the number of ways it can be viewed. The media is a business, and as such its sole purpose is to make a profit even if it is at the expense of the consumer. Media of the United States consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Web sites. The U.S. also has a strong music industry. Many of the media are controlled by large for-profit corporations who reap revenue from advertising, subscriptions, and sale of copyrighted material. American media conglomerates tend to be leading global players, generating large revenues as well as large opposition in many parts of the world. Ninety-nine percent of American households have at least one television and the majority of households have more than one. In the 20th century, the motion picture industry rose to become one of the most successful and powerful industries in the U.S. Along with other intellectual property industries, its relative importance to the American economy has strengthened as the importance of manufacturing and agriculture have decreased. Newspapers have declined in their influence and penetration into American households over the years. The U.S. does not have a national paper and all major metropolitan areas have their own loca