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Media Influence on the Public The public’s perception is controlled by the government and media in many ways. Today people tend to think what they are told to think by live news coverage. In the past people were not as strongly influenced by the media as they are today. However with increasing technology viewers are able to see wars live up to the minute as they occur. My reason for writing this paper is because American’s tend to think and believe what they are told to instead of forming their own opinions. Today we are submersed in so much media coverage that it is hard to believe anything other than what they tell us. By writing this paper I wanted to explain how easily influenced people are by media coverage today. It is hard for an average person to have an opinion that is uninfluenced by the media today. There are so many different broadcast companies out that offer aro