News and media in general play a very important role for every single one of us. In fact, it is the media that defines much of how we perceive the world around us. Without news and media groups, we will be constantly left out in the blue on a lot of information for both the important ones and the silly ones that we enjoy reading anyway. For this very reason alone, news and media groups carry an immense amount of responsibility to deliver unadulterated information to the general public.
In a world where information is acquired through a simple click of a button, the dangers of the misuse of news and media loom even bigger. Everyday, we see countless numbers of rumors and false news circulates over the Internet. This is an even greater danger since the Internet is accessible to virtually everyone which means that false news and rumors are given a very huge audience—many of which do not know how to dissect the truths from the rumors. This problem however is not without a cure, but the cure is no easy one.
Solution:
The best way to solve this problem is to inform the masses of such a problem. And indeed, slowly but surely as time goes by, information drives have been conducted to educate the people of the growing dangers of misinformation. And in the end, as to the severity of the effects of such a problem, it all boils down to the individual. So beware and be vigilant, you not only owe it to yourself but also to the whole