Ever wondered to feel high intensity after reading News about something disasterous,or feeling solemn after news of killing or loss of life? or devastating by how the news put the news with it grievance look as if its gonna end of the world?. That is media manipulation. Even if its a true story or real incident that happened but media play its role delivering speculation delivering fear. That kind of fear they put in us to dictate our life by pushing us at the sideline to care about the darkness.Throbbing everyone's feeling's of insecurities.More worst if its control by government. Where the freedom of expression and information are blocked in favour of politician.They were the devils chaplain juggling all the input making it seems holy in disguise.
Let alone a person from Kampung who are totally ignorant. Given that this person never read news in life or perhaps did heard about rumours in which he or she neglect. Try give this person a few doze of news today and he or she will willing to be a matyr. With speculation like cencerous cells , multiplying , infecting mind, deteriorating functional brain.
For instance - Take share market ,with a little speculation, see how it goes bull or bear. Some may go tumble or crumple by false news. The power of information are far too superior. The economist coined out the term "economics Bubbles" .Ever heard of Turnipmania? It was a period during Dutch Golden age in which contract prices of Bulb of the recently introduced tulip reached extraordinarily high level and then suddenly collapse. Speculation plays with the news making buyer buying for it. And it is said
the price hike up to 10 times the amount paid to skilled craftman.Volatile market.
There is one syndrome that suits this circumstances, its called Mean World Syndrome.
"Mean world syndrome" is a term coined by George Gerbner to describe a phenomenon whereby violence-related content of mass media makes viewers believe that the world is more dangerous than it actually is. Mean world syndrome is one of the main conclusions of cultivation theory. Gerbner, a pioneer researcher on the effects of television on society, argued that people who watched a large amount of television tended to think of the world as an intimidating and unforgiving place.
Alvin Toffler once said- The illiterate of the 21st will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.
Perhaps i'm might not be sober writing this.....or am i?