The Media And How The Media Helped Win World War II

In our present-day era, everyone has a phone, computer, TV, etc. and we use the media for everything, we can stay up-to-date with the conflicts that occur around the nation and world. But how was the media helpful in the past? Examples are provided by the essays, "In Defense of the Media" and "How the Media Helped Win World War II". If it hadn't been for media, our history would be different and not for the better. Initially, I agree with the argument in the essay "In Defense of the Media". It starts with the fact that some people oppose the media, they think that "the media takes advantage of conflict by broadcasting it as entertainment in order to make money." according to the essay. However, the media is helpful "to resolve national problems." The essay provides many examples of how the media helped prevent the continuation of violence acts
As explained by "In Defense of the Media" around the time when just about everyone owned a television, they were able to see the conflicts that were occurring in their own nation and they felt that if they could join together and support the bullied ones, it would end the conflict. When the radio came out, people could hear speeches, like the one presented by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that all African-American deserve the same rights that the whites have. And because so many were able to hear it, so many more people came to realized that equality belongs to everyone. And we saw from the example of World War II from the essay, "How the Media Helped Win World War II" that thanks to fliers, radio, any way to spread information, so many people were willing to spend some of their own resources to help in the cause. Providing materials to prove weapons and equipment, growing vegetables and food supplies for the nation and soldiers, etc. It really is encouraging to see how the nation worked together and worked hard to stop the