When asked the question “to what extent does media influence our opinions, perspectives, and viewpoints,” it may take you a bit before you construct an answer. This is because it is an open ended question, and there are no right or wrong answers. What we know already is that media can change our opinions on anything in seconds flat. Take the recent scandal with the cell phone brand Huawei for example. After Meng Wanzou was arrested for violating the American sanctions regime, many people’s opinions of the brand shifted. This created a stronger bias between cell phone brands.
Aside from changing our opinions, media can influence how we function in everyday life. Personally, media has affected how I present myself. The way I dress, the music I listen to, essentially everything about myself has stemmed from the media in one way or another. Social media has also impacted the way I view the world and has shown me new ideologies that I have adopted. For example, my going vegetarian to improve my health and the environmental impact. As we are in the heart of the digital age, all of our news, new fads, and new products come from online. The internet is a place where everyone can express their beliefs and have it be accepted by at least 1 person. As a whole, the media is a very interesting subject to speak about. My answer to the question previously asked is, again, a matter of opinion and not entirely fact. Everyone’s interpretation of this subject will be inevitably different. We all have different thoughts on influencers and social media. I think everyone should take a little bit of time to think about how the media has impacted their lives. In most cases for the younger generation, it will be quite significant. You might be surprised with how it has affected you. --Angelina Robert, Musician & Artist
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