How did the different types of media impact our point of view on current events in France?

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[...] How did the different types of media impact our point of view on current events in France? Press and media The meaning of Press Freedom Press freedom is a relatively new concept in the information landscape of France. While it was already considered as part of a citizen's fundamental rights in 1789, as stipulated by article 11 of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, it did not take its present form until 1881, during the Third Republic. [...]

[...] Although they are of very easy access, they pose a crucial problem concerning the impact on the point of view: they often are not truthful. As such, the curators of the various articles being posted on social media can have few cares about whether the events they are reporting on happened in a given way or even happened at all. Some will post whatever article they believe people will read, as profit is their main and only interest. Others will purposefully attempt to influence the point of view of the French people collectively. [...]

[...] The negative aspect, and much more modern at that, is that there is no way to certify the news are genuine and truthful, since the publishing of 'fake news', misleading articles, is not illegal and can therefore not be prosecuted nor prevented. The latter case is rising in prominence, as many French have been getting their news from unreliable sources such as Facebook and other scam websites. II) Media until the 1990's Radio and Newspaper Until very recently, the main source of information was the radio, publicly available only since the 1920s, and the newspaper. These two were the main sources of information for millions of people, being both cheap and easily accessible. [...]

[...] With the recent developments in communication, these roles of mediators, filtering unworthy or wrongful information, have sadly disappeared, which strongly affects the way French (and not only ) citizens inform themselves on a daily basis. Comparison These two methods of communication, although filtered, are in all reality the ones that less impact the way citizens see events, since their role is to reflect facts by staying as close to reality as possible. Compared to social media, this news is proven to be truthful, although they might be tampered with to fit the agenda of the specific radio broadcaster or newspaper editor. [...]

[...] Nevertheless, the field is changing, with certain major traditional news outlets, such as Le Monde, getting involved with social media in two ways. First of all, by publishing their fact-checked content there, and secondly by verifying and grading the news being circulated on social networks, so as to inform the users of the trustworthiness of what they read online Conclusion: Answer to the question The way information is acquired strongly affects the point of view a person has on a given subject, with much emphasis being placed on the trustworthiness of a source. [...]