Media Effects on Teenagers

Media is an inseparable part of life for most of the teenagers. There are different types of mass media that are inherently a part of the routine life of teenagers – for example television, computer, mobile phone or a music player. Considering the current influence of media, we need to agree on the fact that media plays an important role in shaping up opinions of teenagers. Media is a double-edged sword and hence there are positive effects of media as well as negative influences of media. Positive Media Effects on Teenagers One of the most positive effects of media today is the ease with which teenagers have learned to embrace technology – be it the computers, Internet or the ipods. The teenagers have no phobia for technology. Media has also contributed to increase the overall awareness of teenagers about their surroundings. In addition to this, media has also resulted in enhanced overall knowledge and understanding of curriculum subjects owing to the vast information resources that the media has to offer. If managed properly, media can be effectively used to generate awareness amongst teenagers about issues like sex, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, drugs, alcohol and smoking.

cell phones effecting the youth

thje cell phones are playing with the

youth and diverse there attantion
Special cell phone packages affecting youth’s education: Survey
The reckless usage of mobile phones is causing environmental pollution and has also become one of the major causes of road accidents. A group of students from Edwards College, Peshawar have conducted a survey and interviewed focus group, in which it was revealed various special packages offered by the operators have become a source of pollution which are detrimental to the future of youth and that there is a need for legislation to regulate its usage.The survey further revealed that free SMS and free night packages were spoiling the youth, especially students, in many ways. Many of the interviewees said majority of the students utilized the special packages late in the night which affected their studies, and even in some cases they could not attend their colleges and schools in the morning.The students also held meetings with the lawyers, who told them that so far no legislation had been made to regulate the usage of mobile phones. However, Additional Advocate General told the students that the government was aware of the predicament and soon a way out of it would be worked out.Some experts also told the students that use of the mobile phones also contributed to the noise pollution, besides various negative effects on the brains of users

political instability in pakistan effecting youth

Recently[update] the Politics of Pakistan has taken place in the framework of a federal republic, where the system of government has at times been parliamentary, presidential, or semi-presidential. In the current semi-presidential system, the President of Pakistan is the head of state, the Prime Minister is head of government, and there is a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is largely vested in the Parliament

57% Pakistanis Blame Media for Political Instability
November 17, 2009 .
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November 13, 2009 Perceptions on Media and Political Instability A recent Gilani poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan shows that despite being enthusiastic audience of media, more than half of all Pakistanis (57%) blame media for political instability in the country, 37% disagree while 12% of the respondents were unsure.
Important Note for the Reader: These views emerged in response to a national opinion poll on the topics of a recent debate aired on a prominent television channel (Pakistan Debates appearing on Geo and also on Aag and organized by PILDAT (www.pildat.org). One of the topics of the debate was “Is media responsible for political instability in the country”. The debating teams comprised a combination of youth and prominent media/public personalities.
The recent Gilani poll was conducted in Pakistan by Gallup Pakistan, affiliated with Gallup International Association, among a sample of 2765 men and women from rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during October 2009.
http://www.gallup.com.pk/pollsshow.php?id=2009-11-13

is bollywood abstracting our youth or not

now a days its a common obeservation that the bollywood is the most famous for deliverying movies by time by time and even one movie per 10 days and in pakistan the youth is most crazey afer seing certain things and try to act lihe them.Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the Indian film industryBollywood is the largest film producer in India and one of the largest centers of film production in the world The name is a portmanteau of Bombay (the former name for Mumbai) and Hollywood, the center of the American film industry so tel wat do you think about it thats its abstracting our youth or not