Comparative Media Project

With terror threats looming over us, and an economy still unstable, we look to mass media for up to the minute news and an in-depth look into situation of grave concerns. Most of the time we think of mass media as a form of entertainment, but we must know that the main role of mass media is to act as the fourth estate. Most people decide which medium to use based on convenience and/or habits, however the rest of us choose the medium based on the timeliness, visual effects or the in-depth analysis of the stories. We use television for its visual effectiveness, radio for its timeliness, m…