In: Psychology
Please share some thoughts with the classroom on the positive and negative impact of the media around the world as we move forward
1- Positive impact of media-
Media has been proving to be a boon in the context of numerous facets allied with life.
Friends, family, academics, studies, research, relationship building, marketing, business, disaster management, arts, literature etc have been with a more constructive outcomes because of media.
Further, the human beings can keep touch and affinity with the culture, heritage and history of the soil.
Media brought the world closer. The give and take mechanism got elevated with a pace and has blossomed into an entirely novel way in contemporary times.
2- Negative impact of media-
But on other hand, media proved to be a curse as well. People have got addicted to media and this has affected their health adversely.
Eye problems, irritation, aggressiveness, stress, depression etc are the aftermaths of media addiction.
Loss of personal touch, roaming in a virtual and hence a hypothetical world, spread of rumours, egoism, being inflexible and stubborn, spread of rumours, cyber crime are the severe outcomes of the media that are hazardous/ negative in nature and stand as obstacles in the path of human beings.