Open AccessSocio-Philosophical Analysis of Mass Media as a Factor in the Formation of Public Opinion
Author(s) -
Yuliya BEKH,
Lesya PANCHENKO,
Olga Bondarenko,
Yevheniia YEMELIANENKO,
Iryna Shapovalova
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2738-2753
DOI - 10.24234/wisdom.v20i4.547
Subject(s) - mass media , newspaper , public opinion , consciousness , entertainment , dominance (genetics) , politics , philosophical analysis , institution , path analysis (statistics) , competition (biology) , public relations , psychology , political science , sociology , media studies , social science , epistemology , computer science , law , chemistry , philosophy , ecology , biochemistry , machine learning , biology , gene , neuroscience
Computer and telecommunication technologies have led to the development of modern mass media and have made significant competition with the print edition (newspapers, magazines, and books), the dominance of telecracy, etc. The media have gone a significant path of development from a channel of information and entertainment to a political institution, significantly increasing their capabilities as an in- strument of influencing public consciousness. The study?s main purpose is to conduct a socio-philoso- phical analysis of mass media as a factor in the formation of public consciousness. In this article, the pro- cess of cognition of mass media and socio-philosophical analysis of its impact on society were used: gen- eral scientific methods; logical methods of theoretical analysis; technical analysis, clarification.