Provide a 8 pages analysis while answering the following question: News and Construction of Us versus Them. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstrac

Provide a 8 pages analysis while answering the following question: News and Construction of Us versus Them. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. It is worth noting that this ideology did not start recently. it has been evident in various dimensions of lives including at political, social, and cultural levels, and also to some extent at the educational level. Indeed, the ideology has continued to gain popularity to some extent because of the power of media (Chouliaraki 2008). Many critiques have generally agreed to the fact that news from different media is powerful and influences large masses. However, in relation to this, it is important to consider the fact that there are forces behind what is given to the public. It is noted that what is reported in most cases is highly influenced by various factors and people. and as such, increasingly influencing the ‘us-them’ polarization in the society. Concerning the above, the paper seeks to critically assess how news has constructed a sense of ‘us’ versus ‘them’ between different nations. In doing so, it will point out various examples and theoretical perspectives.

According to Lynch (2006), the media primarily reflects and expresses in various ways the changes that the society undergoes. In addition, they reflect changes that may occur in people’s minds during crises and societal breaks. As such, the author notes that the ideologies perpetuated by the news primarily monitor how people interpret their social world. and therefore, creating a social identity. Indeed, during the Soviet era where the news media was significantly used as an ‘ideological weapon’ by the Communist Party. The weapon was used to put into the legitimization of the authority and power of the party. It is significant noting that in this age the spirit of communism was being spread by the administration and as such, the government had spread the idea of ‘us’ in the society. Additionally, the government required the people to disregard capitalism bringing further polarization between them and us. In simple words, the government used the media to foster a spirit of loyalty to communism and clearly emphasized the need to disregard countries that were not part of them (Johnson & Fahmy 2010).