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the effects of media on the youth



The effects of the media on the youth
Media  commonly known as the fourth estate has to be one of the most influencial factors in todays world and it’s the youth who are mostly affected by it.often our our tv programs,music and video games have exposed them to various thin




One of the positive impact of the media on the youth is that it exposes the youth to information.the young people are made aware of the going ons in their surroundings and through this they get to know of the going on and stay abrest of the current news
Behaviour change is another of the impacts of the media on the youths,i.e, through what one see’s on the tv and what they read on the print media,the youth are able to be educated on the effects of certain behaviours that are not  acceptable and that shouldn’t be practised in the civilised world e.g through the violent portrayal of the post election violence and through the subsequent condemnation and after seeing the damage that  we did to our country in the name of politics one was able to view the events and do some soul searching to know that we did wrong,also throuh the varios behavioural change programs being aired on tv is geared towards ensuring that beforre one acts he is able think of the posssible consequence of his/her actions.
The media as an educational tool  has enabled the youth to gain acccess to diverse knowledge base such that the youth through the print and electronic media are capable of having a wider base fforr conducting research,e.g one can use the internet to do research on certain subjects of interest and also can be able to know the going on in certain fields of study,as the print media engages in articles on say aids, one is informed more on what he already knows.


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