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The media is a powerful entity that has the ability to sway public opinion about different topics. It's why different fashion ideas go in and out of fashion, why different recipes blow up each year during the Holiday's, and currently, it's why some people favor Disney or DeSantis during their ongoing feud.
I was inspired to analyze how the media could be affecting public opinion about the Disney/DeSantis feud when seeing an article posted by Inside the Magic, a Disney-centric news outlet I've discussed in a previous article. The title of this article was "Disney Hands Over Cash to Reelect DeSantis Foe" - a title that will make most people disapprove of Disney immediately. The article talks about how Disney donates money to different organizations, and recently this includes political candidates that are running against DeSantis. The way the title is phrased and the wording in the article makes it appear very negative, which is subjective and up to the reader, and makes it seem like Disney is bribing political candidates to be in their favor (again, subjective and up to the reader). It can be very harmful for Disney and its reputation for articles to be written this way, especially ones written by websites committed entirely to Disney news.
This is not a new concept - news outlets have been known to sway the opinion of the public. Especially news outlets such as Fox News or CBS, notoriously right and left-wing news providers. It's important for the public to stay vigilant about what they're reading and to form their own opinions outside of the articles they read.
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