effects of media on young people jan

While all forms of communication affect learning and living, the influence of television and radio seems most challenging. Television most nearly represents real experiences and is clearly part of the environment of most young people in Ireland. Almost all 6-17 year olds (99%) watch television in their leisure time. Parents asked to ‘think about their child and how television is affecting his or her life’, parents of children in every age say they are deeply concerned of their children’s safety-availability of illegal drugs and the child being victim of crime and would rather them watch TV for long hours. Watching TV is not a crime, but the bad effects totally outweighs the good, I’m not going to lie, I myself I’m no saint i do spend a good amount of time watching TV and I understand why: 1) In our hectic teenage lives, television can be the easiest source of entertainment. 2) Teens whom love animals Channels, like Discovery, gives them information about wild 3) Watching quiz shows can increase our knowledge. 4) Various reality shows (like singing, dancing, acting) can motivate youths who are interested in that field.

But this is the evil part of it: Adult scenes, frequently shown on television, will have bad effect on young people’s mind. Children’s, who are addicted to watch television instead of playing outdoor games, are more prone to Obesity (which might lead to them being bullied at school or home). It has bad effects on the eyes, Due to television we don't prefer to socialize with our friends and relatives. Many time we try to imitate some act, and honestly most times we imitate the dangerous once I believe everyone here heard about the batman cinema shooting a 24 years old young adult shot over 40 people in the cinema pretending to be “the joker” from Batman. Things like that happens and its very tragic .
Also Children watching scary shows may affect their mental condition. And it’s been proven that Children watching any