It is becoming more and more difficult to escape the influence of the media on our lives. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living in a media rich society.
In today's world,
media
is playing important role in our lives and it is impossible for anyone to step away from its effects. This
essay will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this
proposal and elaborate on both sides.
The biggest advantage of media
is sharing information at a very fast pace. Hundreds of news
channels are working round the clock for the same. Media
houses are providing knowledge that is
really impossible for an individual to gather by himself. For instance
, reporters played an amazing part during the Kargil war, by sending the reports directly from ground zero. I believe no one could ever think to be in a war zone. Similarly
, we easily received the news
about global events such
as Tokyo Olympics.
On the other hand
, the main drawback is fake news
. Sometimes media
people are influenced by the corporate sector and political leaders which force them to run false statements based on personal agendas. For example
, many news
channels played videos about riots in Uttar Pardesh and spread incorrect rumours about the same. As a consequence, political leaders took benefit of the same and won the election based on the same. Likewise
, most media
houses want to have good relations with such
leaders so that they can receive subsidies from the government.
In conclusion, it is getting difficult for human beings to validate the authenticity of news
shared by media
houses and thus
gets into their traps sometimes. I would recommend that the Indian government make strict laws to avoid such
behaviour from media
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