Topic: Impact of Media on Society
Bs Economics Semester III
Submitted by: Maryam Iqbal
Introduction:
Media is the most powerful tool of communication. It helps promoting the right things on right time. It gives a real exposure to the mass audience about what is right or wrong. Even though media is linked with spreading fake news like a fire, but on the safe side,it help a lot to inform us about the realities as well.
What is media?
The word media comes from the Latin plural of medium.
Communication channels through which news, entertainment, education, data, or promotional messages are disseminated. Media includes every broadcasting and narrowcasting medium such as newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, billboards, direct mail, telephone, fax, and internet. Media is the plural of medium and can take a plural or singular verb, depending on the sense intended.
Role of media in a society:
"The world is moving towards progress in every walk of life. But when we look towards societies, it feels as if something is still missing. Money, power etc., is the wish of every human being to attain. But we can't deny this fact that we all are bounded with loads of social problems, which are hard nuts to crack. Social issues are matters which directly or indirectly affect many or all members of a society and are considered to be problems, controversies related to moral values, or both. Social issues include poverty, violence, corruption, and bribery, suppression of human rights, discrimination, and crime, killing in the name of honor, etc.
"Media has a constructive role to play for the society. Today News Channels and even some Newspapers is mouthpiece of some social issues, which helps us to estimate the realities of lives. Media has played an important role in order to focus on the social issues in almost every era. It is the fact