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Media and Government: A Love-Hate Relationship

Dating back from the ancient civilizations, there is a system of government and different forms of media. Obviously, as the world evolves and continues to change, different societal institutions were affected by the various changes of the world. As the people continue to strive and adapt, big institutions like government and media are no exception for that as they need to be open and versatile in any circumstances. As we are living in a modernized and highly advanced generation, people have 24/7 access to different information, especially on government data. Ever since it started, the rise of a love-hate relationship between media and government started to spring. The romance between the two institutions starts to blur when the media has something to do that makes a bad image to the government, and the affair blooms when it is the opposite.

It is understandable to say that a love-hate relationship exists in both government and the media, as it is indisputably true that it is simple to identify concepts that cause them to love and hate each other. In a basic sense, the government has the ability to control any type of institution; they have the ability to manipulate information and alter data, or as the famous line goes, fake news. From that perspective, the relationship between the two parties begins to deteriorate because it is unethical and morally wrong, as well as contradicting the sole purpose of media, which is to ensure that credible, accurate, and fact-based information will only be implemented to the public. On the bright side at least, love is still present in both the media and the government, as they work together to provide real-time information, keeping us up to date on both international and local events, which plays a significant role in making us a part of the society as a whole.

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“Media and Government: A Love-Hate Relationship”

The Relationship between  government and media are unpredictable, the role of the media in relation with the politics is very practical and serious, these modern times, social media’s influence efficacy is at its highest peak, so influential that even in the darkest corners of the world are manipulated and been informed, government structure and governance are done with a very strategic way, every elections of candidacy, the most powerful and influential tool and weapon they used is the media, media can change the whole perspective of the people, including the ignorant, educated ones and the whole remaining population, the human race competition in politics and governance are been part of our life and society, the whole system won’t work, broken plans and economy is the result of the presence of a broken political governance, yet there is a irony at the back of the story line, media might be the worst enemy of the government also the media in their main weapon towards their aim and goal. The government cannot stop criticizing social media companies for failing to combat 'fake news' and abuse, and they play the fall guy to make politicians look strong. However, the sufficient competent using all media tools because it opens up communication possibilities that they could only have imagined previously. The government values the media for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is its ability to help them engage directly with constituents. Instead of focusing on local issues and facilitating dialogue, the parties can't help but consider all of the ways that social media can be used to inform people about their positions and to attack foes. Unfortunately, as the general election progresses, some of the techniques employed appear unethical – or at the very least, uncertain. Even before the election began. During elections, authorities become hypersensitive to social media, which explains the rather absurd steps taken to halt any news that is critical of the party in power. Without the presence of the social media, government propagandas, influence and dissemination of their presence won't exist, these today's generation and systematic way of living, the media has been the main ingredient of our life, every action we do, plans we think, and event we had, media has been our update to do in life, if these influence of the media is used by the government to achieve their main goal, a massive chances is waiting at the end of their tunnel. 

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Media and Government: A Love-Hate Relationship

Governments all over the world make policies that affect citizens in a variety of ways. Citizens typically have a perspective on the success of social media and the high levels of participation allow for public debate on how governments work and the policies they initiate or implement. Government, its agencies, and organizations also have recognized how impactful this medium can be for interacting with citizens for soliciting feedback, raising awareness about various initiatives, constructing a participatory governance system, and so forth. These issues, and some choose to express theirs through various mediums such as news and print media, public polls, rallies, petitions, and, increasingly, social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. As people on social media, we are all aware that we spend a lot of time, if any, seeking to determine whether a well-known news outlet's website is genuine or not. Our relying on everything we find on the web makes it more vulnerable to such fraud, and our ignorance provides a window of opportunity for governments to manipulate information to influence the public's perception.

Through the media, politics gain more advantage. With the use of social media, politics can take advantage of this and use it for many different reasons. The use of social media in politics refers to the use of online social media platforms in political processes and activities. Social media platforms include Facebook, YouTube, WeChat, Instagram, Quora, QQ, Zone, Weibo, Twitter, Tumblr, Tiktok, Reddit, Baidu Post Bar, LinkedIn, LINE, Snapchat, Pinterest, Viber, and VK. Political processes and activities include all activities related to the governance of a country or region. This includes political organizations, global politics, political corruption, political parties, and political values. The Internet has created communication channels that play a key role in news dissemination. Social networks not only have the ability to change news, but also have the ability to change the dynamics of political corruption, values ​​and political conflicts. Through the electoral process, global conflicts and extreme politics with the use of social media in China, diplomacy around the world has become less private and susceptible to public perception. With the use of social media, political candidates can also use these platforms to gain more votes in their upcoming election for politicians. Social media is a very helpful tool in many ways. It helped politics as well in many different ways.

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Media and Government: A Love-Hate Relationship

Media and Government holds the greatest power in our society. Both can manipulate the society and their love-hate relationship affects the whole nation thus, it can cause immense chaos. One great example of this love-hate relation between both parties is the ABS-CBN shutdown issue last 2020. The government was not glad with what the TV station has been reporting so the action that the government made was to dig the flaws ABS-CBN made in the past. On the other hand, another TV station, GMA, reports news in the favor of the President. This happening caused the views of people to stir. The speculations that a media outlet who reports in favor of the government and sugarcoats their statement receives bribe while another media outlet that reports news based on facts is speculated to support the other political party. Due to lack of transparency, these are only rumors.

As we see, the government favors the media outlet where they can get something, where they can benefit while the opposite happens to the media outlet who opposes the government’s agenda. The government utilizes their authority to deprive our countrymen the democracy we deserve. Main reason for this is either the government has absolute flaws where people can easily condemn them in a snap. With the government at the upper hand, the people won’t have a say. They’ll equip the law and use it against the media that opposes them. So much for democracy, the media we are provided today has already been manipulated. The news these media outlets release to the general public is like the criteria if they will be a target or an ally of the government. It is up to our perspective whether we believe every sugarcoated statement in our media or wake up to the reality of how manipulated it is.

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“Media and Government: A Love-Hate Relationship”

The media and government play a vital role in civilization. Government associates on media to communicate with the people that have a thorough impact on public access in the means of communication for disseminating information. Although these two have their functions, there is something that connects them and that is the people. It is believed that the media is on the lookout for the transactions and actions of the government. From the existence of the media and government, there is what we called a love-hate relationship between them. Nowadays, there are lots of scenarios in which the love-hate relationship between the media and government has. Government officials or anyone who is involved in the world of politics used to love or hate media depending on the situation that they are into. An example of it is that they love to use media to gain more popularity especially if there is something that makes their names more known for something good that happened in society, and they hate media for exposing something bad about them such as their involvement in corruption and any other forms of unlawful actions.

Although at some point media was just used for personal purposes rather than for the benefit of the community. The use of media continues to rely on the government because there is also something that people can get out of it. There are lots of people who get easily believe in what they see or hear from the media, some exploitative individuals use this platform to gain money and for them, it does not matter if the information that they distribute to people is a fact or just fiction. These things resulted in so many disadvantages of the easy access and spread of information through the use of media platforms. Is there something that we could do to eradicate this love-hate relationship between media and government, and the exploitative actions from politicians and media users? Honestly, we are being desensitized with these things we already knew, but we tend to take action because, for us, media and government are inconsistent in their relationship with one another.

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“Media and Government: A Love-Hate Relationship”

In this world, there are always things that are hard to balance or put together, and one of these is the relationship between Media and Government. Media has been a society’s voice. There are various media channels and sorts. Like a well-known researcher claims, Marshall McLuhan that “ The importance of media is so great, the medium is the message. There can be no communication if there is no channel.” Only after a message has been transmitted can society assess if it is good or terrible. The over-commercialization of media and the hype around it is not a positive trend that we see today. When it comes to the interaction between media and society, media gives voice to the voiceless. The most potent democratic pillar. Democracy cannot exist without the media, and the media itself is a form of democracy. Media, society, and government are always related to each other.

When it comes to the interaction between media and society, media gives voice to the voiceless. The most powerful democratic pillar. Democracy cannot exist without the media, and the media itself is a crucial source of democracy.Even law and order can be maintained in society. That is why we,the people needs information that shows facts. However,still there are a lot of people who tries to write false information which affects peoples thinking towards the news that the media are informing .The media changes to meet the needs of society. If media does not work in accordance with societal needs, it will lose its relevance and become obsolete. Take, for example, the rise of social media. Social media arose as a result of the primary .Nonetheless, social media made a direct connection with a common person in society. It gave society a tool to express themselves and hold up a mirror to the mainstream media. We can see that even the most powerful and influential members of the mainstream media are using social media to search for their identity and existence. In conclusion the image that is shown tells us that no matter how the government try to use media in a proper way to help people, there will always be a hindrance which symbolises the trolls, since trolls are people who creat fake news to the people and creates chaos. With this we should be reminded that things we can't force any relationship to be balance and look good if the real thing isn't.

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“Media and Government: A Love-Hate Relationship”

The Media and the Government. These two are the most paramount institutions in the world. Both of these foundations are constructed for us, for the people. They have the abilities to twist our minds and to deviate us from our very own principles. It's as if their word is our law, and rightfully so. Thus, the relationship between the media and the government has a profound impact in our society. They are both interdependent with one another. A community without press is impossible to inhabit. Governments rely on the media to maintain a regulatory power. And well, one can not deny that the latter has the higher form of authority. Therefore all these years, their bond has been shaky and discordant. Hence, the term called "the love-hate relationship" comes in. A constant tug-of-war between two preeminent institute.

Undoubtedly, both have functions in our society. But these days, especially amidst this pandemic, the media and the government have been trying to find a middle ground. The government does its own thing and the media, per usual, reaches out to the public. Now this may seem stipendiary for both sides, but on multiple occasions, it can be veritably ruinous. You see, the media regularly puts the government under perusal from the public which creates tension. In turn, the latter enforces its authority, damaging the freedom of press. However, as the elections are approaching, it seems they have no choice but to "love each other" again - as they gain their own benefits out of this substantial event. Ostensibly, this cycle will remain unceasing. An endless back-and-forth shoving, and the citizens will remain manipulated and unknowing.

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“Media and Government: A Love-Hate Relationship”

Filipinos spend virtually all of their time in front of the television, especially in light of the present crisis. Different parts of Philippine media adapt to the interests of local audiences. Aspects of media include television stations, FM and AM radio stations, and newspapers. In terms of effectiveness, the media plays a significant part in assisting individuals. They inform the public and serve as the people's voice to the government. If we apply that concept to what is now taking place, the ideal illustration is the government's press conferences, where spokesman Harry Roque will answer questions from the media, inquiries that are either from the public or based on what they are experiencing. People regularly seek information from the government on issues affecting the Country and solutions to these concerns. In today's government, journalists who fail to do their jobs effectively and without bias are criticized and advised before being penalized.

The Love-Hate Relationship between Media and Government has a positive and negative impact on the community. In today’s generation, most people now rely on social media, especially those people who are politicians. Through the media, people can be updated on any situations that are happening and also information from the government. Humans are very active, the satisfying part is that people actively share information because people know it is right. Another thing is people can see directly what politicians do to sustain his or her followers or companions that are beneficial. It is accurate that the media and the government also have a hate relationship. Noticing in any sources that there are lots of wrong labeling about a person or an event, and people assume that it is true, and criticism occurs. Most of the time people accuse social media because of uploading some unreal or fake posts just to get attention from others. These posts will also be seen by the government, and the government will state their dialogues and spread it through social media. And thousands of opinions will appear and result in misunderstanding to all the people in the community.