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channels. This situation is an excellent example for researching
the
communication between mass media and its audience. Whereas some
can
argue that the methods of propaganda in this case were clear.
The
influence was strong and we can see that it affected the public
as a
whole during the recent months. From December of 2013 to autumn
of 2014,
the relationship between Ukraine and Russia has become much
stressed,
thanks to the pervasive influence of mass media.
It is important to analyze broadcast information because bad
or
misleading reporting can have grave consequences. If a person
evaluates
information improperly, he begins to judge incorrectly, panic,
or even
take radical positions. So, what types of methods are the
most
influential for news journalists?
Lets focus on the first group of these methods. This group
concentrates
on the surface, the person speaking about such actions. For
example,
when news is delivered by a famous person or persons who have
seen the
event, or effects of, with their own eyes, we believe those
words more
than some government official or random person. This method is
effective
and dangerous for the audience. Article writers use this
illusion to
give authority to an anonymous source of information.
The second group consists of methods that characterize how a
journalist
shows the data. There are the humdrum narratives and the
emotional
Commented [AM9]: I would spell the word te
out here and delete the since you are talking ab
than one Russian television channel.
Commented [AM10]: If this is past tense, mayb
However, some have argued that the methods o
propaganda in this case were clear.
If this is present tense, maybe try: However, som
argue that the methods of propaganda in this cas
(quite) clear.
You can ask me more about this if you dont unde
Commented [AM11]: I think it is past tense be
this sentence!
The influence was so strong that we have seen haffected the
public as a whole during the recent m
Commented [AM12]: This part of the sentence
awkward.
You can try: have been very tense thanks to the
influence of mass media.
Or maybe: has becomemore tense thanks to the
influence of mass media. I think I would use this
Tense for this sentence mean the same thing as st
Commented [AM13]: will begin
Commented [AM14]: No need for these)
Commented [AM15]: This group concentrate
surface, otherwise known as the person speaking
such actions
Commented [AM16]: You can use well-known
want here. But famous is okay!
Commented [AM17]: who saw the event or e
that event with their own eyes, we believe those
more than some government official or random p
Commented [AM18]: but
Commented [AM19]: These methods are
