whoever controls the media also controls opinions and attitudes of the people and there is little can be done to rectify this. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

There is no doubt that media plays an important role in shaping the mindset of the people, whoever controls the media has the power to

influence

people's opinions and attitudes. While many argue that a little can be done to reduce the

influence

, I believe that

this

is not true. In

this

essay, I will support my view with examples.

Firstly

,

one

can follow more than

one

source to check the credibility of the information.

This

is because comparing information from multiple authors can help to identify the main points of the issue and make

one

's own judgement.

However

, if the person is following only

one

medium of information he may be looking only at

one

side of the coin. As a consequence,

this

may manipulate his judgement ability.

For example

, If a person is following only the government run media outlet, He may only learn about the benefits of the policies but might not know the negatives.

Secondly

, an individual can analyse the issues by himself. The reason for

this

is he can have a better understanding of the issue at hand.

For instance

, if the person is not sure about the details provided by the media can choose to understand the situation by himself.

However

, If the individual chose to follow only

one

media he may not be able to understand the real situation.

As a result

,

this

may hamper his decision-making abilities. To conclude, In my view decreasing the

influence

of media can be achieved through following multiple sources and making own analysis. These methods can be two approaches to tackle the

influence

of news owners.