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Essay / Benefits of Infotainment - 965
Infotainment is known as the place of scandal, because its sources are entertainment and priority is given to ideological conflicts. The whole point of broadcasting is to entertain people and also serves as a way to pay for the company's service, as long, segmented reporting can become very expensive. Different types of media offering infotainment are comedy news shows like The Daily Show (using newsworthy stories to ridicule and performing skits to get a point across) or The Colbert Report (conservative political views) and YouTube. Politicians are using infotainment for a wider audience and drawing attention to major issues in a way that gets people watching. Infotainment allows you to hear opinions that present more sides of a story. Additionally, many of these infotainment sites encourage young people to change their attitudes. Infotainment includes alternative methods that help citizens get involved in political issues and a way for politicians to connect with citizens. One example is the Internet itself, with different social media networks providing political information and views. Such social networks like; Yahoo! Facebook and Twitter provide an instant news feed that one can also comment on or view other people's comments and identify with them.