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Media Power Relations Models and Neo Pluralism

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the actors are doing the right thing, there are other points of view. First, what is neopluralism? Under neopluralism, underlying assumptions are that media views are dependent upon the economic  structure and so views are presented that are acceptable within a narrow range of ideas under such a structure ("Neopluralism," 2002). In other words, one will not likely see an  American reporter suggesting that the people should overthrow the government. A coup de etat might be reasonable to discuss in another country but it would not be acceptable for responsible  media to suggest that the president be shot and that another individual take his place. A second point that defines neopluralism is that media should provide both information  and ideology that is primarily in the interest of individuals as consumers as opposed to citizens ("Neopluralism," 2002). This suggests that the people are more than just citizens and that  media is more than just a branch of the government. In fact, it is not a government branch at all. However, sometimes the government does use media and on occasion,  it complies. For instance, when the sniper was loose in Washington, D.C. media complied by withholding information and sent messages to the sniper as directed. While media made speculative comments,  they were in line with what the government told them they could do. Still, media never really took on the role of being aligned completely with government. If this were  the case, then the media in the U.S. would be no better than Al--Jeezera. Another point is that economic power is woven into media power as well as the government  ("Neopluralism," 2002). One can say that clearly there are economic motives of both government and media. Media reports car chases for example, not because of the peoples right to