In chapter 8 we learned about mass communication. Mass communication is when media organizations share specific information to a large public and the public sees, listens and understands the message that those organizations are portraying. Mass communication can be positive when the message shared by those organizations have a positive intention towards the audience such as acknowledging people on mental help, among many other things that can benefit society. However, sometimes mass communication can be negative because some organizations’ owners might funnel down the information they share in their networks according to their personal agenda. Some people believe that just because it’s on the internet or a famous newspaper is sharing a particular information, that information is true. Be careful, some information can seem good but it might be hiding a negative intention behind. You have to question the validity of every information that you are consuming. Who does it benefit? What’s the motive? etc.

The cartoon represents how journalists sometimes try to share positive stories about a person but news owners don’t like those type of journals because “if it bleeds, it leads.” People tend to pay more attention to stories that are negative. Media owners think in terms of consumers rather than citizens. From personal experience, my grandma watches news 24/7 and she believes every single thing she sees or hears. I remember during 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, she heard on the news that people needed to wear 3-5 face mask so they can remain healthy, so every time she went outside she would use 4 face mask, glasses, two pairs of gloves, spray herself with Lysol before coming inside the house, etc.