It also means that the influence and persuasive power of the media - even where it is allowed to operate freely - is reduced. (totalpolitics.com)
But with an awareness of the rising power of media and image, they are determined to bring their cause before the eyes of the world. (shepherdexpress.com)
The same may apply in other countries: when one seeks to develop theological forms which arise out of «people's» culture, what sources are being used to identify people's culture and what is the role of the interpretive power of the media in shaping those sources? (religion-online.org)