IMPACTS OF MEDIA ON SOCIETY

 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 wheremedia says that it's just trying to make more and
man wants to touch the boundaries of this sky tomore money regardless of the fact that they are
that here I am shocked to see the high levelcreating panic and chaos in the society.
indulgence of media in human life today. It is 
effecting the human minds with a pretty rapid speedWORKING 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 ornot 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 theuses 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 gradualcustoms 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 youthpicture.
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 "Impactsis a major factor behind the concept of global village
of Media On society" which helped me a lot to get aof the world.
consensus and report on this topic. 
A number of things constitute a society. In order toCONCLUSION:
get more concise and accurate results I divided ourMajority 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 individualimpacts of anything as if he chooses the right path
2. According to the designation of individualto follow it will definitely lead him towards success
3. Net results and views of peoplebut 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 andOur 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 thechannels even our news are producing violence by
courtesy of media.creating the hype of any news but some also
- Exposes many corruption cases and injusticesbelieves 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 cultureOVERALL RESULT:
and leaving a very wrong impact and immaterialistWhen 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 anyintended to get benefits from it, media is helpful and
event regardless of the indulgence of wrongwill 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 hypesake 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 toimpacts 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 thepeople in so many ways like it gives information to
person uses itlarge amount of public and keeps them updated and
- 47% people votes for the negative impacts of itreveals so many cases of corruption of many
- 23.5% people agree with the significant and positivereputable 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 itMY POINT OF VIEW
- 9.09% says that its role is not appropriate or isThe 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 goodalways 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 favorshaping present day society. The print and the
of media and majority says that it depends uponelectronic media have become a part of one's daily
how individual use it and if one wants to get benefitlife. Undoubtedly, media has attained the role of a
from it he can on other hand if one want to ruinpowerful organ in virtually all spheres of society. In
itself through different ways media would become athis given scenario, media should have a great
source of his destruction but here I noticed a strangeresponsibility as media without accountability can
behavior when we move upward in the age ofbecome a dangerous instrument and can harm the
people it is noticed that there are more people whosociety irreparably. It is said that ‘power corrupts
are in favor of media and consider it a blessing ofand absolute power corrupts absolutely'. Corruption
science as I found that more than 72% of thenot in literal sense but presenting news in a twisted
people ranging from 41-60 years are in favor ofmanner 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 tofollowed 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 apeople 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 canas 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 positiveanalyze good or bad by her own-self.