| | | | | on the society and is doing a good job. |
| By the beginning of this 21st century, where the | | | | - 28.5%, with the similar ratio of positive vote of |
| standard of education just keeps on rising and where | | | | media says that it's just trying to make more and |
| man wants to touch the boundaries of this sky to | | | | more money regardless of the fact that they are |
| that here I am shocked to see the high level | | | | creating panic and chaos in the society. |
| indulgence of media in human life today. It is | | | | |
| effecting the human minds with a pretty rapid speed | | | | WORKING CLASS: |
| and its influence is now so mixed up in our blood and | | | | - 31% believes that the impact and role of media is |
| veins that as human life seems to be at a loss or | | | | not good or bad itself but varies from person to |
| incomplete with out the favor of it. | | | | person and largely depends upon how an individual |
| It is no doubt a highly debatable topic whether the | | | | uses it. |
| role and impacts of media is positive and constructive | | | | - 38% says that they are providing wrong values and |
| towards our society or it is a slow and gradual | | | | customs to our society and specially youth and |
| poisoning of minds polluting agents for our lives. | | | | largely focuses on the negative aspect of every |
| As we all know that a society and specially our youth | | | | picture. |
| are directly influenced by media so in order to get | | | | - 31% believes that it is doing a tremendous job and |
| the actual report I conducted a survey on "Impacts | | | | is a major factor behind the concept of global village |
| of Media On society" which helped me a lot to get a | | | | of the world. |
| consensus and report on this topic. | | | | |
| A number of things constitute a society. In order to | | | | CONCLUSION: |
| get more concise and accurate results I divided our | | | | Majority of the teachers and professors of our |
| survey with respect to three things: | | | | society says that a person itself is responsible for the |
| 1. According to age of individual | | | | impacts of anything as if he chooses the right path |
| 2. According to the designation of individual | | | | to follow it will definitely lead him towards success |
| 3. Net results and views of people | | | | but if he chooses wrong path he will face the |
| | | | | destruction but some of them believes on the |
| MAIN POINTS OF THE SURVEY: | | | | positive role of it and some consider it simply a |
| | | | | violating agent of society. |
| Positive impacts: | | | | |
| - It has power to speak against wrong things and | | | | Our working class is not in favor of media and |
| events of the society. | | | | consider that they are just adding wrong concepts |
| - A major source of awareness. | | | | and values to our lives and in order to compete other |
| - Our world has become a global village with the | | | | channels even our news are producing violence by |
| courtesy of media. | | | | creating the hype of any news but some also |
| - Exposes many corruption cases and injustices | | | | believes that they are a major source of information |
| taking place in the society. | | | | and connecting the people all around the world and |
| - Gives new ideas about the way of living, style, | | | | some believes that the influence and effect of media |
| fashion and modernize our culture. | | | | depends upon the user of it. |
| Negative impacts: | | | | |
| - TV shows and dramas are copying western culture | | | | OVERALL RESULT: |
| and leaving a very wrong impact and immaterialist | | | | When I calculated the overall result of our survey, |
| culture upon the minds of especially young generation. | | | | following result was found: |
| - The accessibility to Internet and messaging services | | | | |
| has given an un-restricted freedom causing bad cases | | | | - 37% people with highest ratio says that the |
| in the society. | | | | impacts of media are neutral as if the person is |
| - Its focus is always on the exaggeration of any | | | | intended to get benefits from it, media is helpful and |
| event regardless of the indulgence of wrong | | | | will support the person and the same media can lead |
| propaganda creating panic in the society. | | | | a person towards destruction if he uses it for wrong |
| - News channels creating frustration by making hype | | | | sake and in a wrong way. These days, where mobile |
| of anything. | | | | messaging service is used to protest against wrong |
| | | | | demand of government or any wrong deed so in the |
| MY RESULTS: | | | | meanwhile it is also used to create wrong |
| I concluded the result with respect to three basis. | | | | propaganda in the society and for torturing the |
| Let's have a look on them. | | | | people on the name of Islam by wrong messages. |
| | | | | |
| ACCORDING TO AGE: | | | | - 34% people with second highest ratio say that the |
| When I concluded the survey report with respect to | | | | impacts are negative as it is promoting other cultures |
| age of individuals following result was found: | | | | and violating our youth. Media is just showing the |
| | | | | negative aspect of every thing showing only the |
| In 18-25 years old people: | | | | problems not giving the solutions to these problems |
| - 51% believes that it depends upon the usage of it. | | | | and producing a state of anarchy in the society. |
| - 40.5% believes that its impacts are destructive | | | | |
| - 8.6% people with a very small ratio believes that | | | | - 29% people with least ratio agree to the |
| media is playing a constructive and positive role. | | | | significance of media and consider it is playing a |
| In 26-40 years old people: | | | | responsible and fair role in the society and helps the |
| - 29.4% believes that it depends upon how the | | | | people in so many ways like it gives information to |
| person uses it | | | | large amount of public and keeps them updated and |
| - 47% people votes for the negative impacts of it | | | | reveals so many cases of corruption of many |
| - 23.5% people agree with the significant and positive | | | | reputable persons specially electronic media which |
| role of it. | | | | causes many illiterate people to get informed about |
| In 41-60 years old people: | | | | all the circumstances happening in the society. |
| - 18.18% says that it totally depends upon the usage | | | | |
| of it | | | | MY POINT OF VIEW |
| - 9.09% says that its role is not appropriate or is | | | | The media yields great power but do not forget that |
| leading towards destruction | | | | 'great power means great responsibility'. This should |
| - 72.72% people say that the media is doing a good | | | | always be remembered, but these days in the mad |
| job and is very positive. | | | | race of 'Breaking News', the media is sometimes |
| | | | | losing its focus and distorting media ethics. |
| CONCLUSION: | | | | The role of media has become very important in |
| Our youth is not so much inclined towards the favor | | | | shaping present day society. The print and the |
| of media and majority says that it depends upon | | | | electronic media have become a part of one's daily |
| how individual use it and if one wants to get benefit | | | | life. Undoubtedly, media has attained the role of a |
| from it he can on other hand if one want to ruin | | | | powerful organ in virtually all spheres of society. In |
| itself through different ways media would become a | | | | this given scenario, media should have a great |
| source of his destruction but here I noticed a strange | | | | responsibility as media without accountability can |
| behavior when we move upward in the age of | | | | become a dangerous instrument and can harm the |
| people it is noticed that there are more people who | | | | society irreparably. It is said that ‘power corrupts |
| are in favor of media and consider it a blessing of | | | | and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. Corruption |
| science as I found that more than 72% of the | | | | not in literal sense but presenting news in a twisted |
| people ranging from 41-60 years are in favor of | | | | manner that suits the channel and misguides the |
| media. | | | | masses in general is also a sort of corruption. |
| | | | | There are numerous advantages of media but there |
| ACCORDING TO DESIGNATION: | | | | must be some sort of restrictions, which are to be |
| When I concluded the survey report with respect to | | | | followed by it. |
| the designation of individuals following result was | | | | |
| found: | | | | OUR RESPONSIBILITY: |
| | | | | - We must protest against the wrong propaganda of |
| STUDENTS' OPINION: | | | | media. |
| - 51% says that it depends upon the usage of it. | | | | - Instead of blaming others we have to educate our |
| - 39% says that it is playing a negative role and is a | | | | people what is good and bad and what are their |
| major source of social disorganization in the society. | | | | circumstances. |
| - 10% students with a small ratio are in the favor of | | | | - Encourage the positive activities of media. |
| media and say that it is playing a good and marvelous | | | | - Must try to promote our norms and values in |
| role in the society. | | | | society. |
| | | | | - Face the problem and find the solution rather than |
| TEACHERS' AND PROFESSORS' OPINION: | | | | ignoring it. |
| - 42.85% says that it depends upon the person as se | | | | - Restrictions to use are not the solution of problem |
| can take benefit from it and in the same time he can | | | | as it creates more curiosity among the people |
| go for the wrong thing and bear severe loss. | | | | however actual guidance is needed in order to |
| - 28.5% says that the media's impacts are positive | | | | analyze good or bad by her own-self. |