The popularity of news media often has significant influence on people’s lives. Some people believe this to be a negative development. Do you agree or disagree?

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By nature, humans can be affected by many things. Including
news
media
. Because society
want
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to believe and understand something, the best
news
media
shows
this
. The manipulation and bias in
news
media
can shape public opinion in misleading ways, influencing
politicial
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political
, social, and personal
decions
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decisions
. Reporters and TV channels make dozens of
news
a day. Anxiety about ratings may lead to the instinct to make misinformation
news
.
However
,
ın
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in
that way the focus on sensationalism over factual reporting leads to misinformation, creating unwarranted fear or panic.
Due to
society
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to repose in.
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accessibility of
news
media
, especially with the advent of digital platforms,
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impact may
be increase
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in
easly
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easily
.
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, natural disasters and suffering on the other side of the world emotionally exhaust even those of us who sit in front of the TV and watch. And some
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people can
be impact
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.
On the other hand
,
news
media
can play a
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crucial
role in forming the public,
encouraging
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democratic
partipication
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participation
. In
this
way,
news
media
can inspire societal change. So
this
is countering arguments of wholly negative impact. We are informed about everything thanks to the
news
media
. So by
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we want to believe.
That is
why it is important to inform us correctly.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • manipulation
  • bias
  • sensationalism
  • misinformation
  • unwarranted
  • suppress
  • critical thinking
  • democratic participation
  • social justice
  • reforms
  • accessibility
  • informed populace
  • engaged
  • counter
  • wholly
  • negative impact
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