Media and Society
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Media is all around us. We as a society absorb media from television,
radio, magazines, billboards, and newspapers. Media has such a strong
effect on our lives that we do not even notice its presence
sometimes. Media is the central force in shaping our culture and
democracy. Media reflects and sustains the values and traditions of
our striving, but necessary democracy. We as a society can use mass
media to our advantage if we watch over the impact it has over us
(Media and Culture 35)
Let me first give some insight on how media bombards our life
everyday. In our society, television is the main source of news and
information, and the main source of entertainment as well. More than
99 percent of U.S. households have at least one television set, and
about two-thirds of them have two, three, or more sets (Nielsen 1993).
As the number of TV sets in a household has increased, family viewing
has declined, and individual program selection and so...