Topic: “Mass Media and their function in modern society”

Mass Media help people to have a healthy life through global communication

AFFIRMATIVE TEAM

We should know which media should be classed as mass media. Maybe it includes
newspapers, magazines, broadcast, television and Internet.
The appearance of mass media means that we can get nearly similar information from one
institution of communication at any time any place when you have a device, like radio, TV
or computer, even smartphone.
In our opinion, the positive effects of mass media are as follows:
First, we can get some real-time information that we want to get, we can have a good
understanding of the country and the world that we live in. Also, it is great way to study.
Second, we can hold our position and share our opinion with others freely on the Internet.
In this way, not only we are the receiver, but also we are the presenter and transmitter.
Third, they offer us more choices and space to spare our free time. Take Internet as an
example, we can spend our free time watching movies, listening to pop music, playing
games or chatting with our friends. Doing this, we can get relaxed and excited.

Argument Examples
● Media can help to create awareness among the people faster than any other thing.

● National TV Channels hold educational programs. It helps educating the children

● Media are present all around us. For example, when we watch the Television;
listen to the radio; read books, newspapers, magazines, journals; etc.

● People now can easily connect with their friends, relatives who live abroad.
 ● Globalization is a decent case to delineate the friendship of media, since people
can witness what is happening in different nations or how they dress up and what
their way of life is. Subsequently, they typically mirror what others do.

Negative team:

We think that Mass media make a huge psychological influence on consciousness and
formation of the human identity. The role of mass media is connected with its influence
on various stages and sides of the information process in the society. The flow of
information in the modern world is so various and inconsistent that it is not possible for
an ordinary person or even for a group of experts to sort it out independently, therefore, a
strong influence is made exactly by mass media. Mass media is a powerful factor of impact
on a psychological and social condition of people; the degree of influence on the youth,
the audience with weak consciousness and not a settled outlook, is the greatest.

Argument examples:

● There is a relationship between watching violent television programming and an

increase in violent behavior by children.
● Excessive television watching contributes to the increased incidence of childhood
obesity.
● We believe that as more information the public gets, the better society can
improve their security measures.
● The information is relevant to inform the people of the news about security
technologies.

Links
● https://ac.els-cdn.com/S1877042814049842/1-s2.0-S1877042814049842-
main.pdf?_tid=65c1c9c6-c896-11e7-9942-
00000aab0f6b&acdnat=1510593574_780d4f4e564717c35b97f92a123d00e9
● http://esolz.net/mass-media-plays-a-crucial-role-in-influencing-peoples-mind/
● https://www.ukessays.com/essays/media/the-roles-media-plays-in-contemporary-
society-media-essay.php
● https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/sociology/contemporary-mass-
media/the-role-and-influence-of-mass-media
● http://theonlinemedia.blogspot.cl/2012/06/functions-of-mass-media.html
Links that may help

http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/96/37

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media

http://www.lanacion.cl/encuesta-del-ine-revela-bajas-en-hogares-victimas-de-delitos-y-en-
percepcion-de-inseguridad/noticias/2013-03-20/095436.html

http://eldesconcierto.cl/la-fiebre-de-la-delincuencia-datos-indican-que-no-ha-subido/

http://www.t13.cl/videos/nacional/un-delito-que-aumenta-el-mapa-de-los-portonazos-en-
santiago