Media's effects on society

I think the media effects society in both positive and negative ways. In certain instances, the media significantly benefits societ, but it can also have harmful effects.
The media has many positive effects on society. For example, all the people get all of their information about the war, world, etc. through the media because people aren't able to get the information firsthand. Another positive effect on society is that people can stay connected through the media. For example, the internet and social networking are extremely popular in today's society and wouldn't be possible without the internet. Therefore, the media does have many positive effects on society.
Contrary to my prior points, the media can also have sufficient negative effects. Because people are in charge of what we see on the media, for example on telection or on the news, the society is not able to see what is really going on, but rather what the media people decided to film and show. Also, the media can have negative effects on society regarding the internet. For example. we discussed in class able the children and teenagers in Asia who were addicted to the internet. Although this seems like it may be a joke, the consequences of being addicted to the internet are very serious.