Media’s Impact on Society
image sources: Daily excelsior As an authority, the media has a huge impact on society in shaping popular opinion. The media can manipulate, influence, persuade, and pressure society, sometimes controlling the world in positive and negative ways; mentally, physically, and emotionally. The media has the power to influence the beliefs, attitudes and behaviors of individuals. The influence of the media can affect many aspects of a person’s life, which may include voting in a certain way, certain opinions and beliefs, or misrepresenting knowledge on certain topics by providing false information. First the telegraph and post office, then radio, newspapers, magazines, television, and now the Internet and new media, including PDAs, cell phones, etc. We need to understand the positive and negative effects of the media. Responsible for the company’s face. It is through this advancement that we can understand the impact of media and other new social channels on society today and in the near futu...
