Nowadays, as international media companies expand across the world, the growing popularity and uniformity of some media programmes (TV shows, movies, fashion shows) is resulting in worldwide concern. Many people have strong view toward this trend. To an extend, i agree globalisation through media has many advantages. However, it inevitably poses a threat to cultural diversity.
On the one hand, the domination of international media is a good carrier of knowledge and information. It brings people opportunity to get a deeper comprehension of cultures and diverse lifestyle. They can exchange languages and habits of different cultures, and easily understand each other. As a result, it helps people from all over the world be able to get closer, reducing the prejudice among nations. Besides, mass media also helps in countries development, whenever a country mimics successful plans of other countries, like the United European organisation where the countries involved in this organisation exchange news of flourishment and high achievements.
On the other hand, that international media deliver the same messages to civilians has potential to thwart cultural diversity. As a matter of fact, people are having tendency to imitate the lifestyles of other cultures. For example, young people, especially teenagers wear the dresses and customs of the famous stars appearing in the programmes. This trend makes people seemingly become the same and ultimately lose the cultural erosion of a country. In addition to that, international media is owned by giant corporations which control large sectors of the media market and force national media companies go to the wall. This, thus, causes a proportional reduction in the variety of programmes broadcasted, degrading the country’s economy.
In conclusion, media has double-edged impacts on the society (while it profoundly enhances people’s knowledge, its detrimental impacts on the community are thought-provoking). From my perspective, people should not go in deep with it but entertain it within the limit to avoid its drawbacks.
Nowadays, as
international
media
companies
expand across the world, the growing popularity and uniformity of
some
media
programmes
(TV
shows
, movies, fashion
shows
) is resulting in worldwide concern.
Many
people
have strong view toward this trend. To
an extend
,
i
agree
globalisation
through
media
has
many
advantages.
However
, it
inevitably
poses a threat to cultural diversity.
On the one hand, the domination of
international
media
is a
good
carrier of knowledge and information. It brings
people
opportunity to
get
a deeper comprehension of cultures and diverse lifestyle. They can exchange languages and habits of
different
cultures, and
easily
understand each
other
.
As a result
, it
helps
people
from all over the world be able to
get
closer, reducing the prejudice among nations.
Besides
, mass
media
also
helps
in
countries
development, whenever a
country
mimics successful plans of
other
countries
, like the United European
organisation
where the
countries
involved in this
organisation
exchange news of
flourishment
and high achievements.
On the
other
hand, that
international
media
deliver the same messages to civilians has potential to thwart cultural diversity. As a matter of fact,
people
are having tendency to imitate the lifestyles of
other
cultures.
For example
, young
people
,
especially
teenagers
wear the dresses and customs of the
famous
stars appearing in the
programmes
. This trend
makes
people
seemingly
become the same and
ultimately
lose the cultural erosion of a
country
.
In addition
to that,
international
media
is
owned
by giant corporations which control large sectors of the
media
market and force national
media
companies
go to the wall. This,
thus
, causes a proportional reduction in the variety of
programmes
broadcasted, degrading the
country’s
economy.
In conclusion
,
media
has double-edged impacts on the society (while it
profoundly
enhances
people’s
knowledge, its detrimental impacts on the community are
thought
-provoking). From my perspective,
people
should not go in deep with it
but
entertain it within the limit to avoid its drawbacks.