Some people think that there is a great influence of news media on people’s lives and this is a negative development. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your opinion and relevant examples.

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In the contemporary world, The media have been concentrating on publishing urgent problems and negative things rather than
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a positive one
positive ones
the positive one
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are many people who believe that
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would have pernicious impacts on
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peoples'
peoples
lives.
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it is undeniable to the advantages of the media, I totally agree with
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notion.
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terms of individuals, the scenario of the increasing dependence of people on news outlets either print or non-print forms means that people have been instilled with skewed and unreliable information.
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Many
news channels
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perpetual
loop the same pieces of news all day long, hammering them in the minds of unsuspecting audiences.
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media are often corporate
sell-outs
an act of betrayal
sellouts
seats
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that publish news to earn profits or boost their ratings, and negatively cater to
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the masses
by putting out the most sensational news stories.
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example, Dantri - a popular news channel in Vietnam- often takes overly-focused accounts of events
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as the scandals of celebrities or anticipated demise of the human race, making people adopt bad viewpoints
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respect to society, the negative news widespread
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the media is thought to seed stereotypical judgments into people's thinkings, resulting in social disorders and chaos.
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is an
unfavorable
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
unfavourable
situation, especially in developing or underdeveloped countries where the majority of people are not rational to sift through
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the news
and recognize the truth.
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, the audience will be thrown into the
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of panic and jump into undesirable actions.
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example, the one-year-ago news
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the
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will pay only 70 million VND maximum for those who own savings
accounts regardless
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accounts, regardless
of how much in the account if the national banks go bankrupt makes people withdraw all their money for fear of losing everything.
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this
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paralyzed
affected with paralysis
paralysed
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banking system for several months, causing big losses to Vietnam.
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n conclusion, I completely believe that the excessively negative influences of the media to people are undeniable, driving people into the
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of fear, distorted thoughts, and society in a
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of instability
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • influence societal norms
  • sensationalism
  • misinformation
  • undue stress
  • media bias
  • skew public perception
  • polarized society
  • pessimistic worldview
  • relentless focus
  • raise awareness
  • foster important social changes
  • public opinion
  • exaggerated reports
  • health scares
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