1) To what extent do you agree with Alain de Botton's views on the News?
I agree with Alain De Botton's views on the news mainly with the belief that he said we find the lives of celebrities more important that the views on politicians and secondly, news that is less important is now more valued than the more important and beneficial news.
2) How can you link Marxism and Hegemony to de Botton's criticisms of the News?
This can be linked to Marxism and hegemony because of De bottons criticism of the news, Marxism believes that society is class dominated, he also believes that the elite media corporations are providing us with a lot of news to accept what we are shown. This can also be linked to the hegemonic ideology.
3) How could you use Pluralism and new technology to challenge de Botton's views on the News?
A pluralist would argue that we choose what news we want to consume as we are free and there is no class division, in addition to this new and digital media has allowed us to consume what ever we want directly from our devices without having limited options.
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