Mass Media Influenceon Society

Name: NeacsuVictor

Sandu Catalin

Tischer Victor

Content

• Mass media influence

• How mass media influence works

• Does mass media influence young people?

• How effects of violence in the Media

• How media influence public opinion

Mass media influence

In the last 50 years the media influence has grown

exponentially with the advance of technology, first t

here was the telegraph, then the radio, the newspaper,

magazines, television and now the internet.

How mass media influence works

Of all the media distribution channels the most influential has been the television.

The media is basically dominated by five major companies they are:

- Time Warner

- VIACOM

- Vivendi Universal

- Walt Disney

- News Corp

How does mass media influence young people?

They buy what they see on Tv, what their favorite celebrity advertise and what is acceptable by society based on the fashion that the media has imposed them.

There are some positive and negative influences

in young people.

Effects of violence in the media

The problem with this is that it can become traumatic especially in our children as we see it more and more.

In the past years there have been some cases of kids carrying a gun at school and even hurting others with it. Those kids have been linked to excessive use of violent video games and war images.

How media influence public opinion

The media has a huge impact on society and also in public opinion. They can shape the public opinion in different ways depending of what is the objective.