ABSTRACT
The main objective of this chapter is to highlight certain characteristics about the dominant entertainment media and their relation to society, culture, politics, and bureaucracy in the United States. Other considerations, including differences among various media outlets, citizens’ own predispositions and perceptions on certain issues, and other factors which can influence the relations among the media, public, and political institutions are not given attention. Therefore, the focus of attention is on the role of media in society.
