Throughout the essay I will be discussing to what extent is the mass media creating a negative influence on society today. There are many positives as well as negatives but this essay will be focusing on the negatives. We expect the media to keep us up to date and entertained by informing us on what is happening around the world. However, the mass media has a huge negative influence on children and teenagers. The media is also used to sell, promote and advertise products. We get our knowledge from the media when buying products on what to buy and what not to buy. The media plays a major part in everybody’s daily life. The media is around us all the time; we are able to get the information 24/7 from the television, smart …show more content…
At all ages the media is open for you to read and see, this however can cause a negative influence on different people from different age groups. The media has a huge audience, because of the growth of the electronic media it has now led to an unprecedented decentralisation of audiences. This means we can now, today, choose from a massive range of media, and consume it at times and places suitable to us. Throughout, this essay I will be discussing and explaining how the media is creating a negative influence on society through different matters such as; celebrities and known faces using the media to create a false image of life for the younger generation, how the media scrutinise having the perfect body image, how the media could be influencing violence and crime from such a young and