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

partners.