Research Essay Topic

Here’s a fun little idea I’ve been toying with, representation in the media. However, I’m not going to make the focus nearly so broad. I’m basically going to try to find if the “average joe” has enough of a say in major media broadcasts. By now we’ve figured out that the media holds influence, so is there truly an equal opportunity to gain some of that influential power. Depending on what I find in my research, my thesis will either be:
1. The media neglects granting everyone an equal opportunity to display their beliefs because the media is too focused on the all-important ratings. …or…
2. The media only takes the opinions of so-called “experts” seriously and is so biased towards average citizens that when their stories are presented, they are portrayed as unintelligent and therefore a waste of an interview.