U2 is a band that started out in Dublin, Ireland in 1976, when its members were just teenagers. Over its many year career, the band campaigned vigorously for civil rights and humanitarian aid for the less fortunate. Examples of this are its advocacy in Live Aid, Amnesty International, and the ONE Campaign.
These ideals are epitomized in one of their latest albums, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, an album which I actually own. In it, the songs “Miracle Drug”, “Love and Peace or Else”, and “Sometimes You Can’t Make it On Your Own” all serve to further their efforts for social justice and human rights. Because of this, I believe that this album is a great example of an ethical aspect of the media, as it gives a great criticism of modern rights violations and oppressions. If societies all grew up to respond to these criticisms, then the whole world would be a better place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2
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