Identify and Explain the Various Filters That Influence What the Mass

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Essay

Identify and explain the various filters that influence what the mass media produce. Do they have a particular political bias?

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Definitions:

Organic Farming

An agricultural method that relies on natural processes and materials for crop production and livestock breeding, avoiding synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers.

Sharecropping

Type of farm tenancy that developed after the Civil War in which landless workers—often former slaves—farmed land in exchange for farm supplies and a share of the crop.

Consumerism

The preoccupation with and inclination towards the purchasing of goods and services, often encouraged by the belief that happiness can be achieved through consumption.

Women's Suffrage

The movement aimed at securing women the right to vote.