理性视域中的传媒舆论及其悖论

On Public Opinion of Media and its Paradoxes from a Rational Perspective

在现代民主社会中,传媒在引发舆论、反映民意方面扮演着极其重要的角色,然而舆论本身具有情绪化、非理性等特征,当人们把舆论和民意作为政治权力合法性来源以及政治决策依据的时候,也常常遭遇到种种困境,但是历史证明唯一值得信赖的仍然是舆论和民意,实际上也就是人的理性。

In a modem democratic society, media plays an important role in generating and reflecting public opinion. However, media itself is characterized by emotionality and irrationality. When people take public opinion as a legitimate source of political power and a basis for political decision-making, they often encounter all kinds of dilemmas. Public opinion has proven to be the only reliable thing, and is actually a manifestation of human rationality.