Why is mass media important? Is it primarily a positive or negative influence? Give your opinion based on your own knowledge or experience

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is important because it is a means for people in society to be informed on the many issues that impact their lives from the more mundane to the profound. Without
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many of us would be living in a virtual information vacuum dependent on information on face-to-face contacts.
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, now that the more traditional
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like radio, television,
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newspapers have been augmented by the newer forms the internet offers, accessibility has greatly improved. Information flows may be streamed onto
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devices at great speed and low cost in a
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environment.
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to that, the
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, in whatever form, allows people to be more deeply informed on political issues, health issues, weather patterns,
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events of every type including births, marriage and deaths. Local, national and
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significant occurrences are available to anyone who has the requisite device.
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, life is not all serious business. Cultural life includes the enjoyment of
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, music, movies, theatre, comedy and celebrity gazing. The
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satisfies
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cultural craving as well from the sublime to the ridiculous. I believe that
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balance, a very positive influence. It enriches the daily
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of countless millions in hundreds of different languages. Television alone
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provides a heady mix of the lighthearted and the serious, both entertaining and informing all segments of society. The new
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has had a profound effect on the education of many and eased the ability to communicate with family and extend friendship patterns beyond the narrow confines of one’s immediate circle.
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and Twitter played a major role in the overthrow of Arab dictatorships by revealing the truth of ordinary
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lives and their courage in
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Arab Spring. In my own experience, I have
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in the ability to read twenty newspapers throughout the world on a daily basis from my room or in a café, educating myself about the latest impeachment trial here of a Chief Justice . Alternatively, I can leap abroad and read about the Republican Primary contest for the US Presidency or the relief that a Jon Stewart comedy video clip offers me on the Huffington Post. I,
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think the
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is a basic part of a healthy democracy. Used positively, it empowers and enlightens.

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