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?

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

.