In The Defense Of Media Analysis

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Media does help in times of struggle for America. In order for America to successfully win a war it is important that media plays a big part. In the past, wars and struggles may have not been won if it had not been for media. This is why it is so important.

To start off with, in "In the Defense of Media" the author explains why media played a big part in the Civil Rights Movement. The text specifically talks about how media showed people what was actually going on in their country rather than what was said. The text states "Forty-eight million people across the country watched the event on their television sets in horror. This event in Alabama became a national embarrassment to a country trying to assert that democracy is the best form of government". This shows that because of television it changed peoples views on their country. People got to see "Bloody Sunday". This was a terrible time in history that allowed people to see how harshly people of different race were being treated.
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In this text the author writes about how media educated people on how they could help with the war even if they were not fighting. The author directly states "Americans on the home front were encouraged to ration sugar, meat, butter, and coffee to save more for soldiers" and "Due to these posters and other conservation propaganda, the United States successfully recycled 538 million pounds of waste fats during the war". This shows that because of posters and media people could help in the war without having to fight or even leave their home that often. This was a huge help because it gave soldiers the resources that they needed to be able to win the