Children and Media

Years ago the media was a neutral source of information for the public however today, between the citizens using their freedom of speech and acting without using rationale, media has been corrupted to be negative, creating a bad influence on children. The media is the most influential factor in everyday life; children interact with some form of media everyday. The chart in Figure 1 shows the percentage of media use by teenagers on a daily basis.

The reality of the deep connection with the media would not be such a problem if the media itself was not so destructive and harmful. From the 12 year-old girls wearing mini skirts, anorexia increasing in teens, and rising juvenile crime rates, children have suffered the repercussions of this negative influence. Whether it is from the music, television, magazines, video games, or Internet, the constant flow of fictitious and damaging information through the media has and will continue to change the youth of our society.