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

Nowadays the

media

has an undeniable influence on our lives. While most

people

might think they are living in a world of freedom and liberty, it is believed that the

media

has taken over every aspect of our lives with its domineering power. I believe we should take action to diminish

this

effect or

otherwise

we are doomed to be dominated. Over the past few decades, the

media

has increased its popularity among

people

from all walks of life.

In addition

to conventional ways of influencing

people

, the

media

is now empowered by many new tools: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and many others.

Firstly

, the

media

is bombarding folks with news and information which

as a result

, enables it to cause inclination or bias for or against nearly everything.

This

means that whoever controls the

media

, can use its power to influence

people

's minds and attitudes.

Secondly

, the

media

influences the public by some sort of encouragement mechanism.

For instance

, we are somehow encouraged by advertisements to drink more unhealthy foods or drinks like fatty snacks and sugary carbonated drinks.

In other words

, the

media

is powerful enough to push

people

towards its desired direction. At

first

glance, it might seem impossible to liberate ourselves from

such

dominant

media

but in my opinion, there is some hope to at least lessen its effects. In the

first

place,

people

should read more to raise their awareness of political, economic and cultural issues which in turn, an enlightened public will not be easily deceived by whatever the

media

feed them.

Secondly

,

people

should get rid of their unwise tendency to accept anything without thinking deeply and try to use their common sense. On top of these, it is essential to learn lessons from other nations’ destinies in order to seek out new ways of fighting

this

dominance. In brief, we can’t ignore the

media

’s huge effect on our thoughts and attitudes which is surrounding us with biased information. While the

media

has gained an indisputable power, we should take action to fade its effects away and

this

is not conceivable unless we raise our knowledge and use our wisdom.