I disagree with the given statement that media has a negative influence on our lives. I believe that the
media is doing a great service to us and whatever negatlve effect it has is negligible if we compare it to the
benefits of the media.
There are many positive effects of media. To begin with, the usefulness of the media in almost instantly
providing information about events around the world is undeniable. lt is because of the media that today
we don't belong to a big planet Earth; we belong to a small global village. Furthermore, media also shapes
our opinions. lt is a link between the government and the people. Our conceptions of our elected officials
spring from television images and newspaper stories. Most of us will never meet prime ministers or
presidents, but anyone who is regularly exposed to the media will know about them. When it is time to
cast our vote, we will make our decision based on the media coverage of candidates.
The media are also influential in the way they facilitate the spread of culture and lifestyle. Today, the
popularity of lndian culture is an example of the media's enormous impact. lt is the media, which highlights
the good points of our own culture through programmes such as 'lndia's got Talent'. What is more, the
reality shows of today have given exposure and fame to the common man with talent today. lndeed, with
technological advancements such as the lnternet bringing even more forms of electronic media to our
homes and workplaces, it is likely the media's influence will grow even stronger. Finally, the media also
helps in providing justice to the common man. Who has not heard of the Jessica murder case and the case
of Nithari killings? Were it not for the media, Jessica's parents would have never got justice.
On the other hand, the media too has its downside. The paparazzi can invade the privacy of famous
people. Sometimes violence and vulgarity is shown and at times it can shape our opinion in negative ways.
For that my counter argument is that once the person becomes famous then his private life becomes public
and he has no right to crib about the paparazzi. People can choose what they want to see and technology
has provided them the tools to block those channels, which they don't want their children to see. Finally,
God has given us brains to judge what is right or wrong. The media is just doing its job by providing us with
the latest information.
ln conclusion, I would like to reiterate by saying that the influence of media on our lives is largely positive.
I disagree with the
given
statement that
media
has a
negative
influence on our
lives
. I believe that
the
media
is
doing a great service to us and whatever
negatlve
effect it has is negligible if we compare it to the
benefits
of the media.
There are
many
positive
effects of
media
. To
begin
with, the usefulness of the
media
in almost
instantly
providing
information about
events
around the world is undeniable.
lt
is
because
of the
media
that
today
we
don't belong to a
big
planet Earth; we belong to a
small
global village.
Furthermore
,
media
also
shapes
our
opinions.
lt
is a link between the
government
and the
people
. Our conceptions of our elected
officials
spring
from television images and newspaper stories. Most of us will never
meet
prime ministers
or
presidents
,
but
anyone who is
regularly
exposed to the
media
will know about them. When it is time
to
cast
our vote, we will
make
our decision based on the
media
coverage of candidates.
The
media
are
also
influential in the way they facilitate the spread of culture and lifestyle.
Today
, the
popularity
of
lndian
culture is an example of the media's enormous impact.
lt
is the
media
, which
highlights
the
good
points of our
own
culture through
programmes
such as '
lndia
's
got
Talent'.
What is more
,
the
reality
shows
of
today
have
given
exposure and fame to the common
man
with talent
today
.
lndeed
, with
technological advancements such as the
lnternet
bringing even more forms of electronic
media
to our
homes
and workplaces, it is likely the media's influence will grow even stronger.
Finally
, the
media
also
helps
in providing justice to the common
man
. Who has not heard of the Jessica murder case and the
case
of
Nithari
killings? Were it not for the
media
, Jessica's parents would have never
got
justice.
On the other hand
, the
media
too has its downside. The paparazzi can invade the privacy of
famous
people
.
Sometimes
violence and vulgarity
is shown
and at times it can shape our opinion in
negative
ways.
For that my counter argument is that once the person becomes
famous
then his private life becomes public
and
he has no right to crib about the paparazzi.
People
can choose what they want to
see
and
technology
has
provided them the tools to block those channels, which they don't want their children to
see
.
Finally
,
God has
given
us brains to judge what is right or
wrong
. The
media
is
just
doing its job by providing us
with
the
latest information.
ln
conclusion, I would like to reiterate by saying that the influence of
media
on our
lives
is
largely
positive
.