In today’s world where we live, invading in forms of printed and broadcasted, the mass
media
has become an indispensable part of our life. The fact that the
media
has an influential power in shaping one’s mind is undeniable. The majority of
people
claim that the opinions and attitudes of
people
can be controlled by the
individuals
who operate the
media
and
this
is hardly possible to reduce
this
problem. I support partially
this
belief because of some reasons which will be enlightened in
this
essay.
On the one hand, nobody can deny that it is hard to control the views and attitudes of well-educated
people
. Spending a great deal of time obtaining deeper
knowledge
and
information
, they are less exposed to the influence of the news, as they are easily able to sort out whether the
media
coverage is biased or unbiased.
Furthermore
, thanks to the internet, by pressing a button one can have access to unlimited
information
which in turn, enables him or her to differentiate which
information
is reliable or not.
This
has been proven by the statistics which stated that owing to the availability of the internet, today’s
people
are lesser controlled by the
media
than our ancestors who had lived in previous decades.
Therefore
, the effect of the
media
on
people
who are well-educated and computer-literate has considerably declined
this
decade.
On the other hand
, it is generally known that broadcasted and printed types of
media
have been still common among the older generation.
This
is because they are unable to use modern gadgets
such
as smartphones, tablets and computers for access to social
media
.
Therefore
, the old
people
are mostly affected by the
media
as they have no opportunity to sift the
information
.
In addition
, because of not gaining enough
knowledge
and having less strong perceptions, less-educated
individuals
and the young generation are noticeably vulnerable to the impact of the
media
. Take children as an example, they are mostly victims of terrorists who use them as weapons of propaganda via social
media
.
Hence
, the vulnerability of less-educated
individuals
and adolescents to the impact of mass
media
should not be ignored.
In conclusion, the
media
is believed to be an influential power in changing one’s views and attitudes in today’s society. But, I believe
people
are influenced by the
media
according to their age group and the level of
knowledge
that they gained. While
individuals
who are well-educated and have the
knowledge
of using modern gadgets are hardly controlled, others including blue-collar workers, and older and younger generations are mostly prone to be controlled by the
media
.