On May 1, 2003, the American public could watch a TV broadcast showing the American president landing on an aircraft carrier, wearing a flight suit. Hours later, under a banner reading 'Mission Accomplished', the president announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq in a televised speech given on the aircraft carrier.
Which concept or phenomenon does this instance illustrate best?

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This instance best illustrates the concept of mediatization, which refers to the process by which media shapes and frames the processes and discourse of political communication and culture, influencing how events are perceived and understood by the public. The dramatic landing and the 'Mission Accomplished' speech were highly mediated events designed to convey a specific political message through the media.

On May 1, 2003, the American Public Could Watch a TV