Contribution to Book
Chapter 10: The Increase of How Mass Media Coverage Manipulates Our Minds
Chronic Stress and Its Effect on Brain Structure and Connectivity
(2018)
Abstract
This chapter explores the insight of how the mind is negatively impacted by the news media. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce readers to how the human brain processes good and adverse effects of the news. The chapter begins with the overview that delves into the various aspects such as our brain and how it processes emotions, the theoretical frameworks of mass society, Marxism, functionalism, social constructionism, the historical context of the media in various countries, journalists and pundits, how the media divides communities, and how the media reports world events causing individuals to suffer from adverse psychological effects. This chapter then ends with a conclusion that consists of suggested future research.
Keywords
- Advertising Market and Commercial Broadcasting,
- Communication Regulation,
- Journalists and Pundits,
- Mass Media,
- Media Psychology,
- News Media,
- PTSD and Anxiety from Media
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring January, 2018
Editor
Ana Starcevic
Publisher
IGI Global
Citation Information
David Brian Ross, Richard Louis and Melissa Tara Sasso. "Chapter 10: The Increase of How Mass Media Coverage Manipulates Our Minds" HersheyChronic Stress and Its Effect on Brain Structure and Connectivity (2018) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david-ross/96/