Habermas and the ideas of the Public Sphere

Habermas suggest the public sphere is “a public space between the private domain and the state in which public opinion was formed“.

Both newspapers support the idea of the Public Spheres as they wide spread information that serve the public therefore can spread communication between people easier as younger generations are more likely to read the news if it is on their phones. This is meant to serve the people, however it is run by the media elite and therefore biased, rather than being a media watchdog. This is seen in the Daily Mail as it is right wing than central and cannot fairly serve all people. The i is more central and therefore less biased to one political stance.

The public watchdog is responsible for “overseeing the state” which is seen the the CSP’s as they criticise the government by the Daily Mail saying ‘Boris set for war with UK’s five Church leaders’ which alerts the people of the workings of the government.

On the other hand, it does help people talk about societal problems within their country and spread important info. This is evident as the Daily Mail has a daily readership of 2.2 million and the i has 233,869 as of February 2019 which shows that the newspapers ideas can be spread across the country, especially via the internet (which is not measured).

Chomsky – the 5 filters that manufacture consent

The idea of The Media Elite filter is clear in the i as

Althussers’ ideas of ISA and Interpellation

This links to the Daily Mail and the i as it is about controlling the ideologies of the people through the media (newspapers). This si evident in the Daily mail of the headline of ‘Boris set for war with UK’s five Church leaders’. This rallied the readers of the Daily Mail against Boris by using hyperbolic language such as ‘war’ to control the people into believing Boris is too extreme. The idea that is presented creates interpellation that Boris is not a good leader.

The i’s headline of ‘UK heading back into lockdown by ‘back door’‘ suggests that the government is being sneaky as a back door has connotations of stealth. This links of ISA as it changes the ideology to be suspicious of the government and fear another lockdown.