Abuse of Power

• Habermas –
• An example in the Press is when the millionaire abuses his power for his own sexual pleasure and thinks he does what he likes.

Complicit Links between those in power at the expense of those who are subservient (Chomsky, The Manufacture of Consent)

• Chomsky mentions that you shouldn’t believe what those in power say, as they comply with each other.
• An example, of this is One of the hierarchy of ‘The Post’ within the Press abuses his power by blackmailing either those with similar power or less to gather information that he wants, but not necessary what he needs.

Rules and Regulations

• Rules and regulations –
• An example of this in the Press, they are required to follow and obey by the rules when designing and publishing their newspapers.

The substantiation of Truth and Reality (Baudrillard) – How can we prove the truth? What is the truth based on – morality, ethics, religion, science, empirical evidence?

The rise of new technologies which impact and disrupt all of the above

key ideas of the ‘press’ episode that think to media key ideas:

• the abuse of power (who you know ideology) (transformation of the public sphere)
• Rules and regulation. (media laws)
• technology (introduction of new technology’s)
• links between those in power and those who observe. (Chomsky, manufacturing consent)
• the idea of truth and reality. (what is true and false, or based on. morel truth)

Chomsky- manipulation of the public sphere- don’t believe what you see or hear the people in power stand for ‘truth’ but don’t give it. Manipulation of story’s to result in more profit.

holding the elite to account- abusing power (prince Andrew)

Habermas- The rich millionaire being accused of abusing his power. Using their power sexually.

Habermaas’s theory is that the lifeworld is increasingly being taken over by political and economic systems. As politics is about power, attempts at becoming more powerful by politicians and the interests of political parties affects everyday lives. (elite)

The press is middle class individuals that deliver news from the higher class to the medium / lower class

Abuse of power – shown through Joshua West manipulating woman and using his power to pay the press to take down the Herald’s paper about him.

The complicit links between those in power at the expense of those who are subservient – Chomsky says that consent in manufactured and it is all about truth (don’t believe what you see or hear) – no media is reliable – People of power comply with each other

Rules and regulation –

• The abuse of power (Habermas, The Transformation of the Public Sphere) – Joshua West’s advocates were defending him on the basis he had a lot of money and was able to stop the newspapers publicising his allegations. The media hold the elite to account.
• The complicit links between those in power against those who are subservient (Chomsky, The Manufacture of Consent) – People in power were complicit e.g. Prime Minister and character from The Post. Chomsky – Do not believe what you read or hear as people are complicit.
• Rules and Regulations – West’s advocates, The Herald did not follow the rules and regulations as they did not get consent to publish the article.
• The substantiation of Truth and Reality (Baudrillard) – Those in power have their scandals brought to reality through the press, to show it is truthful.
• The rise of new technologies which impact and disrupt all of the above –

Key Themes seen in Episode 3:

• Truth
• Regulation
• Accountability

POWER:

The abuse of power: Habermas- The transformation of the public sphere:

• Holding the elite to account of their actions.
• When someone of high power abuses this power, the press will call them out and hold them accountable- just because you are rich and have ‘power’ doesn’t mean you can abuse this and do what you want.

The links between those in power at the expense of those who are subservient: Chomsky- The Manufacture of Consent:

• Chomsky says ‘don’t believe what you see or read or hear’. People of power comply with each other and help each other out.

RULES AND REGULATION:

The substantiation of Truth and Reality: Baudrillard- how can we prove the truth based on morality, ethics. religion, science, empirical evidence.

The rise of new technologies which impact and disrupt all the above.

Habermas: The power of the media being hand in hand with the government.
Head of the post scratching backs with the prime minister for stories and popularity.

Manufacturing consent, the 5 filters of the media, where we don’t know what is trustable or if its true.

Press being the middle class individuals who communicate news from the higher class to other middle and lower class individuals.

Rules and laws: Public defamation by the Herald ended with a court case leaving the Herald paperless for a day, losing money and making the post get ahead of them with popularity and sales.