The vote
is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice
and destroying walls which imprison men because they are different from other
men,” said Lyndon B Johnson.
Media
plays a very important role in our country. It has been actively participating
in proving us information about our politicians. I hope you remember that
recently elections took place in our country. Didn’t you see how hard media
worked to provide us information? It started broadcasting information about
elections well before the elections and till today they tell us the actions of
the political parties and their leaders.
Malcolm
X said, “Media is the most powerful entity on the Earth. They have the power to
show the innocent guilty and the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because
they control the minds of the masses.” Media plays a vital role in molding a
good society. It gives us information of what’s going around the world. It
provides a public forum for debates between political leaders. During
campaigns, opposing candidates often broadcast advertisements and debates with
each other on television. Many voters learn a great deal about the candidates
and the issues by watching these advertisements and debates. Even during years
without elections, the mass media allows elected officials to explain their
actions via news stories and interviews.
The
worst part I find about this is that some people buy media. And media then
shows everything in favor of the candidate. Don’t you think it’s a wrong way?
Media is
really important but it’s must that it has freedom. It shouldn’t be bought by
any political party for its proper functioning. In the end I would like to
conclude by saying a few lines of the poem written by Mike Wilson to highlight
the importance of media in our lives.
The
media controls our life,
Directs
our thoughts, explores the strife
Of
little things that don’t deserve
To be
expanded with such verve.
The
general public does its best
To sift
the news and leave the rest
Inconsequentially
to those
Whose
income is from talk back shows.
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