The Role of Media in the Globalization Process

The mass media are today seen as playing a key role in enhancing globalization, and facilitating cultural exchange and multiple flows of information and images between countries through international news broadcasts, television programming, new technologies, film, and music

Nowadays, mass media plays a key role in the extension of the globalization process. The media components such as television, the Internet, computers, etc. are considered to have a paramount influence on globalization. Also, because of the globalization process today there is increased access to a broad range of media, which plays a very important role in shaping human minds and has an immense impact on our society’s personal lives. Thus, these two equally important processes interact with each other and provide mutual assistance in the expansion of the sphere of influence

 

The appearance of press media came as an informational revolution. This early press media became a source of information, promotion, and projection. Press educates people about international happenings, entertainment, political and sports events. After the press media radio and television had been discovered, which lead us to a different kind of revolution

 

Now people could not only read but also hear and see the news. A recent poll states that about 59% of America’s population obtains the world news on television

 

 Modern political campaigns

 

Modern political campaigns, according to the political science community, are known to not be the only external influence on both public opinion and candidate support during presidential elections in the World

 

 Political scientists are currently challenged, when it comes to campaigns, with the ability to measure their type and the spectrum of their influence on society

 

 A campaign’s specific impact on the political process, separate from external variables, is a relationship that has been extensively researched by political scientists and could provide insight into creating an efficient strategy to achieve political power

 

Globalization Change

 

Due to globalization, the economic policy changed. This change came along with a shift in the public discourse 

 

The First Glimpse of Globalization

The Globalization is the process in which a worldwide circulation of goods, ideas, and people take place Historically, there were two periods of profound expansion, the 15th and 16th centuries and the 20th and 21st centuries

 

The first glimpse of globalization was the driving forces of “serving God, the King, and also to get rich” and the centers were Spain and Portugal followed by the Netherlands and England. During the 15th century, empires expanded, and commerce ideas were nourished. The Industrial Revolution took hold and western nations began a new round of empire building in Asia and Africa, that global network tightened further, and its role as a generator of social and cultural change only increased. The 19th century spurred the technological advances of communication and transportation, which disbanded the barriers of distance and time,

 

A wholesome political Environment

Aiming to combat the information asymmetry between governments and the public, an international reporter marked its presence by disclosing classified materials online since its launch in 2006. We believe that only with complete transparency can digital democracy be conducted