The role of the media in British political state

The media plays an extremely important role within the British political system, even if one doesn't imagine so to begin with. All world events are informed to the public via the media as they give us a framework for understanding past, present and future events. Our political world is changing every day and to keep up with our changing world one needs a source that is changing along with the world as well. The functions …

…are more likely parallel to the ones in the media. Media plays an important part in our society as it is the media that controls the country, it is the media that selects the agenda and it is the media that keeps us informed. Bibliography: Coxall, B.Robins, L. & Leach, R. (2003), Contemporary British Politics. 4th ed. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, Ch 10. http://politics.gaurdian.co.uk/0,9215,,00.html http://www.worldmedia.com/archive/archive.htm