The importance of mass media in the modern society

There are many different ways to get knowledge about our big world. They are travelling and going sightseeing, visiting theatres and concerts, meeting interesting people and etc. But one of the easiest ways of getting new information is mass media.

Mass media is any midium used to transmit mass communication. There are the eight mass media industries: Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Recording, Radio, Moveis, Television and The Internet.

A mass-mediated culture is a culture in which the mass media play a key role in both shaping and creating cultural perceptions. The mass media do not simply mirror society. They help to create the very world they purpout to cover. The mass media have done and continue doing much to excite an interest in every aspect of the country’s life.

The mass media now play an important role in shaping our opinions. Mass media emerged and led to the creation of a mass audience, a large collection of people who recieve messages that are directed at them not as individuals but rather as a group.

I think it is impossible to imagine our life without newspapers. Millions of copies of them appear every day. Many people subscribe to two or more newspapers; others buy newspapers at the newstands.

There is a lot of advertising on mass media. Some of the TV and radio stations and newspapers are owned by different corporations. The owners can advertise whatever they choose.

Mass media brings to millions of homes not only entertainment and news but also cultural and educational programmes.

There are more than ten TV channels and lots of radio stations and newspapers now in the Russian Federation.

The state system of the rf

The Russian Fedration was set up by the Constitution of 1993 after the destruction of the Soviet Union. Under the Constitution Russia is a Federative Republic. It consists of constituent entities: republics, regions, cities of federal significance, which have equal writes.

The Federal Assembly (the Russian Parliament) consists of two Chambers. The Upper Chamber is the Council of Federation and the Lower Chamber is the State Duma. Each Chamber is headed by the Speaker.

The members of the State Duma are elected by popular vote for a five-year pearead. The federations counsints is not elected, it is formed of the Heads of the regions. The Parliament has legislative power. To become a law a bill must be approved by both Chabers and signed by the President. The President may veto the bill.

The President is elected for a six-years term. The President is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, he makes treaties, enforces laws, appoints the Prime Minister and kie judges.

The executive power belongs to the Government which is headed the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. His first action on appointment is to form the Government.

Today the state symbol of Russia is a three-coloured flag. It has three horisontal stripers: white, blue and red. The White striper symbolizes the earth, the Blue one – the sky and the Red one – stands for liberty. The national emblem is a two-headed-eagle.