The documentary entitled "The Power of Nightmares (Part 3 - Shadow in the Cave)" by Adam Curtis was shown in class on Monday. How do you relate the information given to you in the documentary to the theory of Media Imperialism that we talked about in lecture?

Media Imperialism

Media Imperialism is a theory stating that the smaller countries will lose their identity due to the force feeding media from larger nations. "The Power of Nightmares( Part 3 - Shadow in the Cave)" by Adam Curtis talked about September 11 American under attack by Osama bin Laden from Pakistan and how the the media affect's the viewer's mind as they started to question and predict what would happen next and how to capture Osama bin Laden. The powerful countries can control over others countries and even swallow them up. The media content that publishes by the media which is under the powerful countries might not be true.

My critical reflection:
After watch the documentary and read the slide, US government was spreading their "fantasy story" about terrorism by using media. We can see how powerful the media is as it can poisoning peoples mind with the information given. Media Imperialism relates really well with this documentary because international terrorism is cause by Media it self. Some countries make it seem as though what they're conveying is totally believable and some people may think that these things are really going to happen. From my point of view the media only makes things worst and the country with bigger power rules over the media and is able to send out any kind of message for the world to see.

About the intrepid BBC team. To me, they are able to interview with experts to show how the media controlled by; then they are also controlling the media. The different is they are doing the right way; they tell the public truth but not abuse their power. The media content from this media imperialism can be trust since they are revealing the truth but not after the interest behind it.

Personal reflection:
This week, the class is not fun as usual because lots of student absent as they're rushing to complete their design fundamental assessment that is on the next day. Hurm, bout the video that been showed, it's interesting:)i enjoy it

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