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 1 1 |           more true now.~Just as the media of social communication
 2 1 |    everywhere, so advertising, using media as its vehicle, is a pervasive,
 3 1 |        addressed the question of the media and their role and responsibilities.
 4 1 |         positive manner, viewing the media as "gifts of God" which,
 5 1 |       stresses the responsibility of media to contribute to the authentic,
 6 1 |          information provided by the media is at the service of the
 7 1 |            Church's consideration of media, the subject of advertising
 8 2 |              only are many different media and techniques employed
 9 3 |          doubt advertising, like the media of social communications
10 3 |             a mirror. But, also like media in general, it is a mirror
11 3 |             through its influence on media. Many publications and broadcasting
12 3 |           often is true of religious media as well as commercial media.
13 3 |          media as well as commercial media. For their part, advertisers
14 3 |             reach audiences; and the media, striving to deliver audiences
15 3 |          This economic dependency of media and the power it confers
16 6 |              As free and responsible media in a democratic system help
17 7 |            impact advertising has on media that depend on it for revenue,
18 7 |         influence on decisions about media content. This they do by
19 7 |      encouraging and making possible media presentations which are
20 8 |       includes both the Church's own media — Catholic press and publishing,
21 8 |             participation in secular media. The media "can and should
22 8 |  participation in secular media. The media "can and should be instruments
23 10|              information function of media can be subverted by advertisers'
24 10|        transmitted by communications media and advertising to developing
25 12|     domination and manipulation" via media rightly is "a concern of
26 12|              by advertising upon the media of social communications
27 12| responsibility of the communications media in general are lowered.~
28 13|      pornography and violence in the media is no less true of certain
29 13|            norms, the communications media have made pornography and
30 13|               via the communications media, to corrupt moral values
31 14|            Council declared: "If the media are to be correctly employed,
32 14|              23~In this context, the media of social communications
33 19|        directors and managers of the media which carry advertising
34 20|        sectors of the communications media. On the other hand, the
35 20|    endangered' through misuse of the media."34~For example, government
36 20|              especially in broadcast media, as well as the content
37 21|                              21. The media of news and information
38 21|               it is appropriate that media regularly review and critique
39 22|                    22. Besides using media to evangelize, the Church
40 22|              by Pope John Paul: that media comprise a central part
41 22|           reality" than simply using media to spread the Gospel message,
42 22|        insight, it is important that media education be part of pastoral
43 22|           their approach to the mass media."36~