[ORDER SOLUTION] Relationship Between Mass Media and Political Power

The critical theorists of the Frankfurt School and what Dennis McQuail calls the “dominant paradigm” of mass media research could be said to have similar views on the relationship between mass media and political power, but there are also important differences between the two perspectives. Using course readings and lecture material from both weeks, as well as contemporary examples from the world of media: a) outline the similarities and differences of these two views, and; b) tell us which perspective you believe offers a more valuable and accurate understanding of the media, if any. – 1500 – 2500 words