Essays on Impact of Media

According to Collins English Dictionary, “The mainstream media refers to conventional newspapers, television and other news sources that most people know about and regard as reliable.” This type of media reaches masses of people and is argued to be the most influential as it uses…

DEFINITION AND MEANING News is something that contains the outcome of new sources facts and figures but sometimes it can mislead by distributing fake news on social media. Everyone in this world is stuck to newspapers, television, radio and social media some news editors can…

The impact of media on society is apparent. Days, are long gone when information was flowing through Chief Barasa’s and church announcements. As technology has evolved print media has declined significantly. There are numerous benefits derived from the media both educative and entertaining and also…

 “How different would people act if they couldn’t show off on social media? Would they still do it?” said author Donna Lynn Hope. She couldn’t have put it more straightforwardly. Social Media has taken over people’s lives like nothing before. At every street corner, bust…

Traditionally, it is viewed that a women’s place is in the house, looking after the children and tending to her husband. That woman should care more about their appearance than academia and wanting to have a career. While society has come in leaps and bounds…

Prejudice and discrimination have been ubiquitous for decades which has had a immense impact on the world. These concepts are heavily interrelated, however there is a slight distinction between them. People often get prejudice and discrimination mixed up. Although, the two concepts tie in with…

Media plays a huge role in creating social norms since there are multiple forms of media which are openly available in todays society. Gender stereotyping is often portrayed in the media to improve character traits and create entertaining situations. When there is a continuous use…

Race is a socially constructed category based on our physical/biological characteristics. These characteristics differentiate us as humans. Often, with differences, comes division among groups. Racism is beliefs about a racial or ethnic group that is used to justify the mistreatment of that group. The beliefs…

Oprah Winfrey’s grace to grass story is one that continues to make media buzzes. Most popular for her legendary TV talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, the now rich, famous and successful Oprah actually rose abject poverty through hard work and perseverance. Winfrey has since…

Social networks are a major part of the contemporary world. It is no doubt that they have firmly integrated into our society in the past decade and brought along many benefits. Today we are granted immediate access to endless amounts of information shared through social…

Many factors can contribute to a negative impact on body image. But the media seems to play a huge role in the image most of us have or want to have. So much emphasis is put on being perfect and looking a certain way that…

 In January 2019 at the inauguration of Brazil’s new far-right President, Jair Bolsonaro, a crowd of his supporters began a chant. A chant not of Bolsonaro’s name nor his party, but the names of social media platforms–“Facebook, Facebook, Facebook!” and “WhatsApp, WhatsApp, WhatsApp!” (Beauchamp, 2019)….

Mass media is an influential role in democratic societies. Media is a tool to express public opinion, respond to public worries and communicate important events and viewpoints. The central basis of democracy relies upon the impression of a fairly cognizant electorate. Noam Chomsky, a well-known…

For many years, there always have been stereotypes when it comes to roles in society and its different professions. For instance, the field of politics have been mostly taken by men. Mainly, because women were always expected to take over domestic and family-oriented roles in…

Media is one of the most powerful tools that exists today, it comes in many forms such as television, telephones, smartphones and the most used form of media today, internet. These tools gives us the opportunity to reach out to our friends and loved ones…