When society wants to know what is going on in the world, they usually turn to the news on TV or the newspaper. Some turn to the Internet, but more than likely they are getting their information from websites owned by these same news channels or papers. With the majority of the population turning to these outlets for national and international news, the news organizations receive a lot of power. By choosing what they put on their programs, they control what the majority of the population is informed about. Furthermore, the biases that a news organization has can affect the population's opinion. If news networks, such as Al Jazeera, portray their news from an in-country perspective and from the average citizen's point of view, its viewers are better able to create their own opinions about foreign issues. Because public opinion tends to influence political policy, news programs are able to influence political policy. Which leads us to the question, "Does the population really need access to a news organization like Al Jazeera that broadcasts events across the world in order to be an effective, informed citized when it comes to national and international politics?"
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