Mass Media Has Evolved Throughout The Years And Has A Significant Influence In Today's Society!

Over the last 500 years the influence of mass media has grown with the advance of technology. Mass media has and is affecting most people in the world today. In the article" The Influence and Effects of Mass Media" the use of media have changed the world since 1950. It affects peoples way of being, how they communicate with each other, and the way people live. According to the article "Media Influence on Society", NBC Universal, Sony Corporation of America, and other companies control 95% of all the traditional media we receive everyday. Everyday people are being brainwashed by mass media. Mass media has influenced many people to act like certain famous people. Like for example many teenagers sag their pants thinking it is cool just because they saw an artist or an actor doing that on television or something. People are being used as puppets and are taking everything they see on television and actually doing it in real life.According to the article "Mass media and its Influence on Society" the common person in the city will usually wake up and checks the TV or newspaper and goes to work. This shows that people depend on the media to keep them updated on recent events. Another example on how mass media and it's evolution over time has affected society is on how nowadays instead of using books to read people are getting their books and newspapers through the internet and it is replacing the use of books.





 People need to stop using technology for everything because then they become addicted to technology and miss out on life. The quote from Shakespeare "To be or not to be" relates to this topic because if you really think about it our ability to think, have feelings, and enjoy life is what really makes us human. People don't take advantage of life they just sit there and use the internet to look at what someone else wrote. So we should enjoy every minute of life and stop being so attached to our technology and the all the social medias out there.

 
Sources: http://www2.uncp.edu/home/acurtis/Courses/ResourcesForCourses/Media&Society/MassMediaInfluenceOnSociety.html
http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/not-that-question
http://www.csub.edu/~mault/the%20influence%20and%20effects%20o.pdf
http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/media/mainstream_media/news.php?q=1384367305