Ignorance is bliss, especially when you have enough recreational time to help you escape the mundane novelties of everyday life; but being a mass communication student forced me to think otherwise. We have to be cognizant.
We have to be in the “circle”/in the know. Aspirants that we are to be a part of mass media, we should know the sphere of influence it has. The impact it can have to an audience, as well as its light and dark side.
The Over Arching role mass media plays in history, can be divided in two general roles. The Constructive character it plays out, which has given rays of sunshine, hope and unity to the nation and the Destructive Character it positions itself in, which has mislead the public, covered for criminals and flat out steered the country to a leadership that fulfils a checklist for vested interests.
One thing that never fails to amaze me about myself, is the sheer lack of enthusiasm I have for politics, economics or anything that’s current state of affairs. I may have a love for general information: anything and everything under the sun, but simply put; news of things relating to such puts a bad taste in my mouth. In my eyes it’s like a rehashed script pegged for usage for the next day, the day after and whenever mass media is still relevant to society.
The mass media is a religion in its own right. Like religion, mass media can become a tool to control the masses. It can help people get closer, or break out in bloody war. In the local scene, Mass media has been riding along our nation’s history. Seemingly like a close advisor, that has guided our dear country’s inhabitants to play capture the flag for specific teams.
The Philippine Democracy has not been realized. What we have is a sugar coated shadow of a previously promising nation. The Edsa revolution is clever marketing. The past presidential elections was a Beauty Pageant full of aspirants good and bad, but one was favoured above all by one of the major family oriented Philippine networks.
In a literal sense, the Democracy we have has been spurned by specifically molded information sent across the nation.
The right thing we are supposed to do has been advertised so well, that sometimes the lines of right and wrong are blurred. Change invites change, I start with the change I did for myself: Less ignorance and more of having a grasp of the situation. With this I hope to make an informed decision, which hopefully contributes in derailing the country’s path to a downward spiral. I cannot make the change alone.
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