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

In
this
contemporary world,
media
is playing a vital role in society.It is believed that
media
has ultimate
control
over people's opinions and attitudes and others agree that
this
can be solved by doing minimal changes.I completely agree that the public is judicious about what they are exposed to in the
media
. In
this
era,
media
has more power to manipulate the reader's opinion and attitudes for various reasons.
Firstly
,It depends on the
media
what to publish and which content should be broadcasted.
Therefore
, most of the stories are biased.
Secondly
, it is even more extreme than the internet and television certain messages to be disseminated even
further
,
this
is regarding the frame of censorship.
For example
, a piece of news will be omitted by the
media
, if it is harmful to sponsoring companies.
Media
will show the news which will not affect their company.
However
, In my opine, readers will have their own idea,regardless of what they have watched on the
media
.
In particular
, the press can
control
what is printed, which does not mean that they can
control
individuals’ perceptions. It is certainly true that people are becoming well aware of the credibility of the source.
For instance
, the TV9
media
appears to be interesting in India and it is not without controversy; readers,
however
, often take it with a grain of salt, as they understand that it is often filled with rumours and gossip. In conclusion, I am unconvinced that the
media
can
control
the opinions and attitudes of the people by controlling what is to be broadcast or published because readers tend to take it judiciously.
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