Describe the supporting agencies in public opinion.
Answers
The Agencies which help to formulate public opinion are:
1. Press
2. Radio and television
3. Cinema
4. Public meetings
5. Political parties and their activities
6. Political socialization
7. Opinion polls
8. Educational institutions
Explanation of 4 Agencies are:
1.PRESS:
Press or the print media consists of newspapers ,periodicals ,pamphlets ,journals leaflets. They Supply the news regarding on political and social happenings all over the world. People from All over the world Express their views or criticism or support in the form article or comments through press.
2. RADIO AND TELEVISION:
Radio and television is a form of electronic media. It acts as a mirror of social life. The electronic media plays an important role in collecting the information and thoughts of the uneducated people also. Electronic media is used to educate the masses on certain issues like casteism, communalism violence e.t.c. with the help of radio and television people can communicate their feelings and opinion towards various government policies and programmes.
3.CINEMA:
It has been the Traditional medium of entertainment and awareness. Feature Films and documentary films have their natural impact on the thinking of the people.Cinema Can even influence the illiterates with the help of audio visual method.
4. PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Public meetings are the effective ways of moulding public opinion for different activities like social ,culture , intellectual and political. Public meetings address the public issues and are able to collect very large crowd from lectures, seminars, symposia, workshops and conferences.