"Mass Media and It's Influence on Society" was written by Raja Mujitaba on 18 January , 2011 and was published on Opinion-Maker. In this article, Mujtaba discusses the three basic functions of mass media; which is to give people news, entertainment, and education. Mujtaba says that we trust the media to give us the three basic functions of mass media, but the media is really just trying to influence us. Teenagers are easily influenced to by something from TV when they see a celebrity advertise a product. Although, Mujtaba says mass media is both positive and negative. He gives examples of both, but mainly focuses on the negative things media does to teenagers.
I chose this website because it gave me an idea on what the media is suppose to do versus what the media actually does. Also gave me more knowledge that advertisements are a big part of how mass media influences teens. This did reinforce the idea that not all of mass media is bad, but we still need to do something about the negative things it is doing to teenagers.
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