How does media affect our lives? Elizaveta Michsherina 9 B
Media plays very a important role and has influence in virtually every aspect of our lives. It is considered as the best source to know about the happenings of world. Newspaper, magazine, radio, television and internet are the different types of media. It greatly affects our lives because media has the power to influence our thoughts. This influence is sometimes positive and sometimes negative.
NEGATIVE EFFECTS : In the past, news about some murder, accidents etc. were used to be published in simple sentences or we can say in a way to just inform the people about a particular happening. But now all has changed. Today news is published in an exaggerated manner to attract the attention of people. This is against the ethics of journalism. People who read much of these news or view excessive violence on television, trust less and take the world more frightening than it is.
Some advertisements try to influence the people by telling them the importance of branded items. As a result children and youngsters become status conscious and thinks that by using these items they can show their high status in the society. To fulfill their needs or to impress others they many times go violent to get money.
POSITIVE EFFECTS: Every coin has two sides, similarly media also affects positively on the society and people. Earth has become a global village due to media. We can know about any part of the world within minutes through television and internet. Media is the best way to spread knowledge, information and news from one part of the world to the other.
Advertisements help us know the different products in the market and we can easily make our choices according to our needs. Weather forecast programs tell us about the weather so that we can take precautions or plan accordingly.
So, we can say that media greatly affects our lives both negatively and positively. It must give us factual information and fair analysis of a situation, news, etc. Media also works in the way to help, liberate and empower the people.
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