Post by CLARE MARIE ?! on Dec 9, 2009 11:13:26 GMT -5
READ THE NEWS PAPER? WATCH THE NEWS? LISTEN TO THE RADIO?...
these are all forms of media, and a lot of the stuff features on, and in, these things are there to try and influence Parliament.
When a newspaper reports and incident, they never do it fact by fact. It will be full of it's own opinions, no matter how minute. When they use words like THIS HORRIBLE TRAGEDY, that is their own opinion. Someone else could have thought it was a good thing to happen.
They also bring things to the public, and let them know what's going on in their world and behind the scenes. A lot of the time, Parliament want to stay in the good eyes of the public, and after a important, and specific story has gotten out, they'll try and edit the law to prevent it from happening again...
For example, THE DUNBLANE MASSACRE - this led to the FIREARMS AMENDMENT ACT IN 1997. This banned singular people from being able to own certain - and most - hand guns.
, SO I HEARD THAT THIS WASN'T ALL SUNSHINE AND DAISIES?
No. They do have a couple of disadvantages, which are: media tends to MINIPULATE the news in a way that makes everyone want to have their say about it.
Also, when something MAJOUR happens, the Government can act a little too quickly, like they did with the DANGEROUS DOGS ACT 1991. This can mean that the act is unclear, and can leave a lot of people confused, and unable to understand the wording properly. This can end up with people being taken to court, or getting in trouble for ignoring the law without them actually realising that they were doing it.
these are all forms of media, and a lot of the stuff features on, and in, these things are there to try and influence Parliament.
When a newspaper reports and incident, they never do it fact by fact. It will be full of it's own opinions, no matter how minute. When they use words like THIS HORRIBLE TRAGEDY, that is their own opinion. Someone else could have thought it was a good thing to happen.
They also bring things to the public, and let them know what's going on in their world and behind the scenes. A lot of the time, Parliament want to stay in the good eyes of the public, and after a important, and specific story has gotten out, they'll try and edit the law to prevent it from happening again...
For example, THE DUNBLANE MASSACRE - this led to the FIREARMS AMENDMENT ACT IN 1997. This banned singular people from being able to own certain - and most - hand guns.
, SO I HEARD THAT THIS WASN'T ALL SUNSHINE AND DAISIES?
No. They do have a couple of disadvantages, which are: media tends to MINIPULATE the news in a way that makes everyone want to have their say about it.
Also, when something MAJOUR happens, the Government can act a little too quickly, like they did with the DANGEROUS DOGS ACT 1991. This can mean that the act is unclear, and can leave a lot of people confused, and unable to understand the wording properly. This can end up with people being taken to court, or getting in trouble for ignoring the law without them actually realising that they were doing it.