To alter a persons perception put them on the side of the abuser instead of as the victim blurring the line between right and wrong no matter how you change it in my mind it's still wrong.
Where the media controls the news via print and television, restricting what people have access to therefore controlling public opinion, what you dont know might just hurt you!
or,
the less you know the more you believe.
Also extends into the movie making business which is controlled by small groups over many generations.
I believe americans unfortunatly suffer from media manipulation. Europeans had a much different coverage of what happend to the fourth jet on Sep. the 11th.
where one partner uses something against the other person (eg. emotional blackmail, violence or humiliation) to get the other person to do what they want