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.

Nowadays, the impact of mass telecommunication on the daily lives of the public does not go unnoticed. One major benefit is how easier it has become to access real-time

information

with technology. On the downside, media is not always a trustworthy source of

information

, which may

ended

Change the verb form

end

show examples

up misleading people.

This

essay will discuss both the aforementioned gain and loss of living in a media-dominated era of civilisation.

First

of all, the biggest advantage, which is easily observed in day-to-day scenarios, is the efficiency of how news can travel.

Thus

, people can discover recent incidents from opposite parts of the world, because the existence of telecommunication satellites makes it possible for

information

Add an article

the information

show examples

to be broadcasted

real-time

Change preposition

in real-time

show examples

.

For instance

, the emerging cases of coronavirus in Beijing back in 2019 has raised alerts on global health within hours of being discovered.

Nevertheless

, over-reliance

towards

Change preposition

on

show examples

media may impose

false

Add an article

a false

show examples

sense of reliability. It has been observed that

,

Remove the comma

apply

show examples

many journalism articles are vague, not factual and sometimes highly opinionated.

Likewise

, broadcasts

in

Change preposition

on

show examples

television can be laced with false

information

for the sake of popularity and money.

Furthermore

, many are overusing the internet as

a

Change the article

the

show examples

main source of general

information

.

Hence

, people easily believe what they read without cross-checking the facts which may be detrimental in some circumstances. As an illustration, in Australia back in 2018, a mother

forced

Add a missing verb

was forced

show examples

fed

Change the verb form

to feed

show examples

her son with foods that she knew her child is allergic to while believing an online suggestion that allergy is a façade that can be cured, not a life-threatening medical condition. In conclusion, the influence of modern telecommunication is rapidly progressing on the public’s activities.

Although

it is fortunate to be able to access data efficiently anytime and anywhere, over-dependency could be harmful due to the possibility of misguidances.