What affect does the media have on today's society?
Due to the global society we now live in, the media has an ever increasing role in informing and educating us about parts of the world we don't get to hear about due to the distance in locations.
The media has many positive, influential roles, for instance; TV programmes where people discuss religious issues and attitudes. 'The Heaven and Earth Show', considers religious matters and shows the audience how they affect people's lives. Songs of Praise is a Christian programme, which is on Sunday at around teatime. The reason why Songs of Praise is on at that time could be because the religious community is trying to be involved with modern families . If the BBC puts the show on during teatime they are allowing the religious community to have a programme it can watch whilst having a modern day ,'TV diner'. There is a selection of hymns usually filmed from a church or important religious place. Other viewers may enjoy hymns that they know or it may be that people feel a sense of nostalgia. It can be a way of worshipping God and expressing the Christian faith, possibly without moving from your home. Another religious programme is 'Mum'. It was about girls who had converted to Islam. They were explaining their reasons and talking about why they were attracted to the Muslim faith in the first place. At the same time programmes like this allow people to explore their feelings about different issues and concerns about family, relationships and racism. This is also a positive role of the media.
