I believe that everyone’s world view is impacted greatly by what we see in our everyday lives. In today’s world, we are bombarded with media from the moment we wake up to the moment we go to sleep, whether it be on the internet, the television, or any other form of technology. Mostly everyone is glued to some form of technology, and with that technology everyone has access to the mass media. These people are immediately connected to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and anything else you could think of. Having this access is what shapes our world view. If we see an article that looks interesting we read it and it changes what we see, even just by a little bit. We are forced to look at everyone’s opinion about everything, and that has a big impact, whether we think the opinion is right or wrong.

This happens to everyone, including me, in every moment of every day. If someone makes a compelling argument about what is happening in the world, maybe another person will read it and it will change their point of view on the entire situation.

Although, having this bombardment doesn’t necessarily make it significant. There are many people who choose to ignore these signals and opinions and just go with their original thoughts. I, however, am not one of these people. I like to take in many opinions and see what suits my beliefs best to form (and possibly change) my own opinion. For example, when the war in Syria was just becoming worldwide knowledge I looked at many different sources, including articles on the internet, reports on the news on television, and most recently a video made by Hank Green of the VlogBrothers to create a basis of information and then an opinion. Therefore, the mass media has a very significant impact on my world view. I believe that the media is a very important tool that, if used correctly, can be very informative and beneficial to a person’s world view.

However, the impact isn’t always positive, meaning the modification or building of an opinion. The media can also create confusion and illogical thoughts that ruin a person’s opinion or make a person unsure about how they view the world. Most days I see the world and the people in it as an amazing system of beings with some very bad parts, but overall making great progress with what we have. Although, sometimes I see news of a school shooting or a terrible display of violations of human rights and I think that the world is a terrible place that isn’t fair for anyone. Either way, the media has a huge impact on the way I view the world.

Having access to the mass media gives everyone the ability to form some sort of world view. As Malcolm X said, “The media’s the most powerful entity on Earth.”