Koncepcja odpowiedzialności mass mediów w myśli Denisa Mcquaila

• Authors: Jarosław Jęczeń , Katarzyna Zielińska-Król

Title variants

EN

The Concept of Mass Media’s Responsibility According to Denis McQuail

Abstracts

EN

Our perception of reality is subjective. Each person perceives reality in a different way, experiencing only a fraction of it. And yet we believe, or rather we want to believe, that there is an objective reality. Today one needs an extensive knowledge so as not to get lost in the hotchpotch of information provided by the modern media, and to find the information essential for us. Subconsciously, we are looking for an authority to provide us with an interpretation of reality, explanation, personal opinions and even instructions on how to understand it. Mass media have taken up this role in the modern, technologically developed society. The belief in the omniscient media drives people to perceive the media-generated images and news as more real than their own life experiences. Not without a reason the media consciously resort to manipulation. There is a conviction that one can rule over people by gaining power over their imagination. An average receiver of the 21st century media is a perfect target for the modern television, Internet, video games, etc; overworked, tired and stressed, s/he will trust the media and the information they provide. And again we come back to the question of whether it is the media that create the world, or is it the world that shapes the mass media? Whatever the answer, we arrive at further questions: the question of responsibility in the communication process, responsibility for spreading honest and reliable information, and responsibility for creating social relationships.

Keywords

PL

odpowiedzialność; mass media; wpływ mediów

EN

responsibility; mass media; the media influence

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II. Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL
• Journal: Roczniki Nauk o Rodzinie
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 4
• Pages: 285-298

Dates

published

2012

Contributors

author

Jarosław Jęczeń

• The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

author

Katarzyna Zielińska-Król

• The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

31343234