s Constitution in regard to freedom speech and of the press because presently the media is doing more harm than good.
             From Winston Churchill to Adolf Hitler to the former Soviet Union, it is quite clear that radio, television and newspapers have the ability to change and make history. A clear example of this is inherent in Orson Wells' radio broadcast about "witnessing" the landing of a spacecraft full of hostile Martians. This incident was one of the first to demonstrate the immense power of the media, and how easily it can appeal to the public or cause mass hysteria. Noam Chomsky, a magazine editor, says, "If you follow mainstream media with great care and skepticism, and approach it with the right understanding of how propaganda works, then you can learn a lot. The normal reader is fooled into believing the propaganda that he is being fed. The media shapes and selects the events and offers their biased opinions to the mass audiences. The media modifies information to fill what they believe the public's interest is."
             In addition, the media feels that they should act as a "watchdog." This causes many of the ethical problems among the media because they assume the responsibility of keeping a check on the government by acting as government critics, or experts. The media digs, probes, and snoops in governmental affairs, which eventually leads the media to speculate and create rumors while they are trying to expose corruption. This "watchdog" attitude of the media fosters the idea that the government is evil and must constantly be checked.
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