Ultimately, I think mass media just gives the masses what they want, rather than controling them. Before tv became so popular people had, what were they called? oh yeah, books. Which, for me, are far more influential than a television show. I get caught up in a good novel and relate to the characters in a way that is just not possible with tv.
So in my opinion, people (who read) are probably more influenced by their books, than by tv, and influenced in the same ways.
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