Is the media more powerfull than the entire Government system?

I'm not exactly talking about the power, power here means their network, their working style, their dedication, their potential, their vision, their honesty, their responsibility towards the society.





The media has become so powerfull that they reaches all aspects of life, crime, social problems such efficiently and when they highlight those problems, those crimes then our police, or government becomes active? Why can't they do these things when it's their responsibility?





Suggestion: People should become proactive and more sensitive towards the social, political and ethical issues. Raise your concern and you'll see you are not alone.

Is the media more powerfull than the entire Government system?
In democracy, there ought to be different agencies playing their respective role. It is difficult to say one organ is more powerful than another. Media is helpful in highlighting the merits and demerits of the governmental action. But that does not mean that the media is at liberty to sensationalise and become judgmental. It is not uncommon to find that many of the news items are biased and one sided. On such occasions, Government is at liberty to curb them. Media cannot be allowed to run the government.
Reply:The media is the entire govt system
Reply:here in the Philippines, that situation is true. not only because mass media reaches ore people than the whole gov't but because the people trust mediamen than gov't officials. i cant blame them because we really have a nasty political system here.





many if not most public officials are called "trapo" (rags) from traditional politicians. all they do is corrupt the system and take public funds for themselves. this is commonplace here. to get a good picture, watch our local news with scenes from the senate or congress. u will see many officials chatting with their seatmates or on the phone. some are even sleeping during sessions.





in contrast, the media, especially the 2 biggest networks here, have foundations that help in calamities and other social needs like health and education. they distribute books and educational materials to far corners of the country to augment the measly budget of the govt.





please note that the gov't budget allots more for repaying of debts and the millitary than education and health, which is unconstitutional. the health sector allots about a peso for each Filipino. also note that the budget gives millions of pesos (if im not mistaken) to each congressman (even those who are caught sleeping in session) as their "pork barrel" which they are "supposed" to use in developing their respective districts.





also, there are programs here the expose the "misbehavings" of public officials, becuase even if the issues are very public, nobody does anything bout them excpt when the media exposes them.








we Filipinos generally rely on the private sector in protecting and upholding our rights against the gov't, which should not be the case.
Reply:Its True, now days a poll opinion can make a change thru media.Govt stable can go rocking down.
Reply:the media can literally destroy your life. Say you get questioned for a murder or even arrested even though you're not guilty, the media will still make you out to be guilty as will the american ignorant public and you basically will have no life because everyone will associate you with that instead of knowing you're innocent and letting you get back to a normal life.
Reply:Not in my country. All are slaves.
Reply:The Govement controlls the media...you only know what they allow us to know or tell us to know...Soon we will have a ONE WORLD GOVERMENT..a new world order is in progress, read the bible it will explain.
Reply:Corporations control the government and the media.
Reply:In a democratic country -media can be more powerful than the Govt, coz it can expose the wrong-doings of the govt. So it is one-up on the govt, unless the Govt bans certain sections or censors the media.