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I believe Reith felt that because people can never see eye to
eye political, it would start this metaphorical political arms race
over television.
Pages 134-270
In many instances, politicians have gone to great lengths to
seek to control what people see and hear (Smith pg 134).
Mass media has always been a haven for political ideas, it's
the one place where political parties can manipulate the truth.
Home life has never been the same since the advent of
television (Smith pg 191).
Mass media tends to focus on one story when other stories are
often overlooked or ignored altogether. Terrorism is what the
media focuses on while oppressive states are not presented in
media.
Pages 270-400
(Smith pg 312).
In this regard, each society must decide for itself how it sees
its culture and how television can play a positive role in the
management and promotion of that culture(Smith pg 372).