Gitlin

Gitlin makes the argument that almost all of the media present in the world can fit the definition of American. I agree with Gitlin. It seems that American media has become a standard in the world which other nations attempt to follow. Gitlin brings up the point that America now somewhat represents a marketplace of the world. Because other countries have so emulated the American environment, testing a product's success in America has become a great indicator for how the product will perform in the rest of the world, but this is not a fault in any sense, for if america is successful, it seems only logical that other nations will try to follow in its footsteps to emulate it. New technology is formed from standing on the shoulders of giants and business and media have simply utilized the same strategy. This makes sense to me and a completely agree with his point. America has become something of a role model for the rest of the world in regards to the media, and it will be interesting to see how the countries of the world will intertwine further in the future.