This week I decided to read an article about how people from the film and television industry held an event in Washington D.C. to show "lawmakers a behind-the-scenes look at the 'creativity, talent and innovation that drive the American film and television industry.'" The event was held on Wednesday September 10, 2014 and included actors, makeup artists, costume designers and story board artists giving a sense of what the industry is about. The said purpose of the event was to remind Congress members of how influential the film industry is to the economy and society.
I choose this article because I found it interesting how the film industry must "remind" congress members of about "the economic value of U.S. entertainment industry", as if there as a need to. The entertainment industry provides the people with jobs and according to the article, "The motion picture and television industry supports nearly 2 million workers and annually contributes $41 billion to over 300,000 businesses, according to the MPAA." I believe that Congress members and the entertainment industry are both well aware of the contribution the industry has on the U.S. economy and just used this event as a way to gain attention for both parties.
I feel that this article influences me by exposing me to the relationship of Congress and the entertainment industry; the relationship being purely business. It exposes me to how influential the entertainment business truly is. I did not know that the entertainment industry played that much of a role in the U.S. economy and makes me wonder if Congress uses the entrainment industry to spread its ideas of laws and such. Oh course, I know that they do, but to what extent?
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