"Wag The Dog" My opinion

"Why does a dog wag its tail? Because a dog is smarter than its tail. If the tail were smarter, the tail would wag the dog." Wag the Dog criticizes the "naivety" of society and how people's unquestioning absorption of propaganda only encourages the media to exploit them on a higher level. Wag the Dog also enforces the belief that politics is the art of media manipulation. Wag the Dog exemplifies society's complete trust in the imagery of media presented to them, and their belief of the political propaganda. Many issues arise from the film Wag The Dog. Some of these issues involve the power of the media in American culture to affect our values, the belief in "objective" reportage, censorship of news and information, and in general, the rationalizations society makes for going or not going to war.In today’s dynamic world we rely on different sources of information using varieties of information technologies. We depend on the various mass media for information about events in and outside of the United States. This information influences, and often shapes the view of our country and the world, and helps us determine the position on issues that affect us. The media indeed shapes our reality. We the people are the ones that believe and trust in most cases the information that we receive. Especially when this information comes from a seemingly trusted source, we tend not to doubt anything that we hear.  A very good example of how media can interpret anything and how ethical issues, interpersonal and organizational perspectives play an important role in our life is the movie Wag the Dog. The movie Wag the Dog focuses our attention on the media just to remind us that not everything that we hear and read is true. We should rely more on our personal experiences and use the media as a secondary source of information. The movie itself not only represents the power of the media but also the way the information is created and transformed between different groups within and outside the organization. Along with the media influence, ethical issues as well as interpersonal and organizational perspectives played a big role in the movie. I think it is ironic how media basically "wags the dog." In the movie, media is the dog, while public is the tail. The film shows media's control over the public. I think it is interesting how public can believe or trust the news. In Wag the Dog,  the president's face was never shown. I feel that by not showing the president's face, we, as the audience, could form an opinion. Overall, I liked the movie and would watch it again. As a person who wants to work in news, I found this movie entertaining in how the media has power and can influence or manipulate people to believe or do things.