... workers. The ruling classes that own the media have their own hegemony that allows them to maintain the status quo. The restriction of information is a means of control that allows them to maintain their power economically, politically and ideologically. Marxists would point out that during time of crisis e.g. wartime it is known that the government take full control of all media information, Marxists would use this information to emphasise the relationship between the ruling class and the political elite. A group of neo Marxists from the Frankfurt school suggests the ruling classes use mass media to pacify and manipulate creating a myth of freedom in the media. This view is known as a hypodermic syringe model. Referring back to the original quote the media is not to the advantage of the public interest so that the public can make responsible judgements but that the media is used to ...

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