How much influence does the media hold over the general population’s opinion?Should we allow the media to dictate our lives? Uh, no.
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I think it is an interesting idea that the media dictate the publics’ life. Sadly, I believe it is true. A few people, neither elected nor necessarily liked, tell us what to wear, how to look and how to act. Most importantly, they tell us how to think. These people judge others on high standards that they are not forced to live up to. They tell only half truths as it suits them. They dictate what we do in everyday life. They turn pop stars into brands. They take religious actions and make them out to be overbearing and uncalled for. They make jokes out people’s loses. They degrade the death of a living being. How can the public allow this to go on?
I look at the media as a powerful unstoppable force. And, although unstoppable, I believe the media can change. I desperately wish that the media’s standards were raised. I wish the reported facts! News! Journalism! Why does everything always come across biased? Why are we being told what to think?
I have never taken a journalism class. I don’t know if there is a right or wrong answer to this. I would just like to see change. I would like to see new reported as news. I would like to see entertainment represented as entertainment. I would not like the two to be tangled together.
