THE MASS MEDIA (This essay would get a 60)

The mass media has had a large influence on people’s lives throughout history. In the past, the telegraph, the radio, the newspaper and magazines had an important place, and now TV and the internet especially have been affecting most of our lives.The crucial question is how the mass media influences people

First of all, people need news and information for various reasons.The most important reason is that people need to communicate with other people. The mass media meets people’s needs. For instance, most people who have to go to the work in the morning can watch,listen or read the news while they are on the road.Thus,people can learn the agenda and find a topic to discuss. The mass media sets the agenda,which can influence people.It can control the information we get;therefore,what we think about.

Secondly, entertainment is another way the mass media influences people. A large number of people like entertainment which can include video games,music and fun videos.The mass media mostly has bad effects on people’s lives in this area. Children especially are exposed to bad effects like the tendency to violence when they play bad video games or watch cartoons which include  violence. The crucial problem is that bad behavior can be remembered from adolescence to adulthood.

Moreover,advertisements areanother way of influencing the people. Generally, advertisements have repetitive messages to be ‘soaked-up’ into a person’s brain. Moreover, people can be affected by these advertisements unconsciously and they tend to buy or use those products.

Taking all these points into consideration, in today’s world it is impossible to avoid media influence. Instead of doing this, we should think about what we can do to fix the media.