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| - Print media is one of the most influential means of communication used today in the world. I know for a fact that it influences me on a daily basis, let alone all the :people who are able to read. I learned that print media is not just limited to :newspapers; it has opened itself to books, magazines, printed advertisements, scholarly :journals, and much more. I shape my opinions and outlook on life through the :information I read in magazines and newspapers. The information conveyed through print :media is important to the general public. This means that it needs to have clarity :and validation because people want truthful information. I typically use print media as a source of entertainment; however it is also very informative. As the stereotypical teenage girl, I lie on my bed and read v
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| - Print media is one of the most influential means of communication used today in the world. I know for a fact that it influences me on a daily basis, let alone all the :people who are able to read. I learned that print media is not just limited to :newspapers; it has opened itself to books, magazines, printed advertisements, scholarly :journals, and much more. I shape my opinions and outlook on life through the :information I read in magazines and newspapers. The information conveyed through print :media is important to the general public. This means that it needs to have clarity :and validation because people want truthful information. I typically use print media as a source of entertainment; however it is also very informative. As the stereotypical teenage girl, I lie on my bed and read various magazines that range from Cosmopolitan to Teen Vogue. These magazines help me get into touch with my feminine and fashionable side. However, this is only a tiny glimpse into the importance that I see in print media. It is source of useful information that includes the war, national emergencies, the weather, elections, sports standings, etc. This is not only important to me but also to most of the population of the world. Bending the truth in print media leads to misrepresentation of an event, a person, and potentially a story. Who would want to read any source that they were not certain was telling the truth? This is a risk that I am not willing to take and I feel as though most people would agree. Regulation of print media is important because people want and need to know the truth about the situation at hand. While studying abroad in London and doing research on the topic at issue I feel that the United States is more effective in their regulation of print media. The United Kingdom only has a code of ethics to abide by while the U.S. has laws against libel and slander, the difference in the potential consequences of breaking the regulation, and the profit that the victims make after settlement of the case. These reasons account for the major differences between the regulation of print media in the United Kingdom and the United States.
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