The Effects of the Media

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The paper discusses how the media has made a magical difference in African people's political, economic and social lives, improved learning and caused joint ventures in publishing and broadcasting to flourish. The paper then discusses how the media has encouraged aggressive behavior in children, reduced young girls' global self-esteem and encouraged war. The paper concludes, therefore, that the media produces both positive and negative effects on people.

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"Communication has vastly expanded as media forms have diversified in recent times. Through globalization and democratization, communication through the various media has been a blessing to the economy and culture of African countries. Online communication has transformed the mere information consumer of old into a content producer today. Media literacy has become a component and approach in the educational curriculum of all 50 States. But this immense and unprecedented expansion of communication has negative effects. Studies showed that prolonged exposure to violence in the media inclined male viewers to physical and verbal aggression. "

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