To the question about the place of modern media in political processes

This article discusses the place of modern media in the political process, as the main source of receiving and transmitting information to and from the general public are the various media, ranging from print newspapers and magazines, and ending with the Internet resources of different scale and orientation. We consider the means of mass communication as an important indicator of the formation of mass consciousness, manipulation of the broad masses and the production of a wide variety of stereotypes. Reveals the place of the media to participate in the integration processes, necessary for the normal existence of a state.