THE MASS MEDIA AND THE CHRISTIAN VALUES
THE MASS MEDIA AND THE CHRISTIAN VALUES

Summary/Abstract: The present society is characterized by greed for information. The massmedia, considered the “fourth power in the state”, feeds the “thirst” of themankind for sensational news, the “hunger” for novel, being enslaved to thepleasures of entertainment, getting manipulated and bringing a feeling ofanxiety for the soul. With numerous means of communication available (suchas: printing, audio and video recordings, internet, television, etc.), the massmedia has captured the interest of the people, having all the means by whichinformation, advertising and culture can be mass-propagated. Christianvalues are neglected, being replaced by the ideals of the postmodern world:fun, laziness, neglect of spiritual things, etc. Often having strategic and/ormaterial interests, the mass media is used to reach its targets by the so-calledfake news. The church has the capacity to christen the mass media efforts, sothat the latter aims to build the man and his spiritual progress. The power thatthe mass media has today must be used for the purpose of getting closer toGod and to people. Goodness, love, dignity, truth, integrity must be thefundamental values that spring from the media landscape.

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