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IS MEDIA DECEIVING AND PACIFYING THE POPULATION?

Any press publications that would criticize the current leader were sued. Having also control in the government, Berlusconi managed to propose and even push through some laws that would prevent free journalism, for example criminalize publishing transcripts of wiretapped conversations. Berlusconi`s control over the media was criticized all over the world, but even the European Court of Justice could not manage to pass any measures against it. (Pavli, 2010). It can`t be overlooked that there have been many developments in media economy and technology in the last decades. Communication is easier and the whole world is more connected than ever before. The large variety of different media publications and the possibilities for everyone to share information to the masses makes us believe that media is a just a tool for news reporting. The reality is that public media is a powerful instrument that shapes the public opinion