Nowadays, the mass media do not report the news; they make the news.

I agree with the statement.


Nowadays, media play a huge part in our life. We get connected to the rest of the world through the mass media. Internet, radio and the news channel are some ways we get our information from. It is the spreading of information around the world through media which makes the Earth work. Without effective and efficient transmission of information, countries around the world will not be able to function properly as countries have to rely
on world news to plan projects and policies to safeguard their own interests. Even within one country itself, media has the ability to decide and control the mindset of people. Hence, media have evolved through times and become a powerful tool.
Journalists are the core of media as they are the first hand personnel which comments on any news. What they write will be published to the masses and somehow or rather, influences the mindset of readers. By experience, journalists will be able to find out what kind of news interest the publics the most. This is the time where journalists arrive at a two way path. One, report only the truth to the public no matter the profit and number or readers or second, follow the devils way of ‘profit first’

Recently, there are many reports made the killing spree case by the Korean student in a university in America. These reports contain different viewpoints on the case. There are reports which says that this incident could have been avoided, saying that the murderer actually showed early signs of serious depression and could have been spotted and treated promptly. However, other reports claim that the student was in a calm state of mind before and after the execution of his gun shots, concluding that the incident was inevitable.

It was obvious that different news channels are trying to win as much attention as possible through stirring up of news. It does not matter which the truth, what matters is how the masses react and filter the information through logic reasoning.

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