媒介并不天然代表民意。在西方新闻界，监督公共权力的运行，防止权力的滥用是媒介崇高的社会责任，是其孜孜以求的价值目标。在向着这一目标的追求过程中，媒介首先必须完成与资本主义基本制度的契合。于是，我们看到，在社会基本政治经济力量的干涉和重塑之下，西方新闻舆论 Media does not naturally represent public opinions. In the Western press, it is the social value of the media to supervise the operation of public power and to prevent the abuse of power. In pursuing this goal, the media must first complete its agreement with the basic system of capitalism. Thus, we see that under the interference and reshaping of the basic political and economic forces in the society, Western media