Democracy at Risk As citizens of a capitalist society we need to consider the dangers that corporate media imposes on democracy. Big corporation’s interest lies in the betterment of the corporation. So what interest does big corporation have in the media? This discussion usually begins with the question: What purpose does the media serve in a democratic society? Society currently faces a controversy over the definition of democracy. “Democracy (di mok’ré sê) n., …showed first 75 words of 920 total…

…showed last 75 words of 920 total…we do not use their product, the list goes on. What about corporate media’s influence on the presidential elections? The majority of corporate media’s campaign-coverage is of pro-business candidates. Essentially what we have is a two party system; both of which are pro-business. Democracy relies on the opinion of the people. The opinion of the people is effected by their knowledge. If knowledge is controlled by one source, than that source controls democracy.