"Man was born free,and everywhere he is in chains." -Jean-Jacques Rousseau Laswell's Model suggests that communication serves three major purposes. First it must survey the environment and alert the community to change. Second it must interpret the data so the community can respond. Finally communication serves as our history; it transfers down through time our values and ideals. To complete it's mission, modern media must get and evaluate the information and provide the general …showed first 75 words of 894 total…

…showed last 75 words of 894 total…media is the most free in the world. The First Amendment guarantees that newspapers and television stations may print what they choose, yet they choose to print substandard information. Profit margin, big business practices, ratings, and advertising money control the information we receive and alter the decisions we make. Only through careful thought and a large pool of information can we find the truth. 1 Edward S, Herman and Noam Chompsky, Manufacturing Consent:Pantheon Books, NY, 1988