Media are means of global information. Thanks to them, people all around the world can get to know about what happens in all places in the world. Several years ago the greatest media were press, radio and television. Nowadays, the most powerful medium is Internet.
If you have a computer and an access to Internet, you may get all necessary and important information. Whatever you want to know, you may either find the given data or ask the other users about it. Internet provides also the possibility to communicate. Nowadays we send no traditional post, but we use e-mails. It costs nothing and is much cheaper than usual post. Internet is at the same time a form of entertainment- you can meet people on chats, watch movies, play games and do many other things. It is also possible to get education through internet. We are free to surf and watch what we want.
Watching TV is different. Still for many people TV is the main source of information and entertainment. There are people, who can spend long ours watching TV. If you are interested in the news, you may find channels, which provide newest information from the whole world all the time.
Television is very influential and strong medium. It gives us information, shows, what happens in the world. Thanks to TV we are aware of all conflicts, wars, catastrophes, crimes, cultural and political events. What is more, on television people can watch interesting movies, programs, shows and other things.
I know many people, who can not imagine their lives without TV. They consider it also a source of knowledge. My father, who is a biologist, love watching channels, on which films on nature and animals are shown.
TV is available almost for everyone. If you have money to buy a TV set and pay a few zlotys annually. There are no limits of watching it. You do not have to go out from home to keep informed and get good entertainment. Whenever you feel sad, lonely, tired or bored, it may be enough to turn the television on.
Furthermore, the other type of media is radio. There are many radio stations and one can choose from the variety of them a good one. On the radio you cannot watch anything, but you can listen to the news, music and many kinds of programs. I know many people, who love listening to the radio, but there are also some who do not feel satisfied by it.
Besides the media mentioned before, there is also press. Despite there are so many kinds of media, press is still the most popular one. Many people cannot imagine drinking their morning coffee without a newspaper. Some read them only on weekends. My mother says that for her newspapers are the best source of information about the world. She prefers it to watching TV, listening to the radio or surfing in the Internet.
Most people want to be well informed about many important things happening in the world. All agencies connected with media send their correspondents to all possible places in the world.
In my opinion it is very important that the media be responsible, professional and ethical. The journalists should respect the right of all people to have their privacy and secrets. At the same time, they have to exert the right of people to be well informed about all important events. Sometimes it is difficult to decide, which of these rights is more important.
Summing up, in the media we may get all necessary information. They also provide good entertainment and a possibility to learn much. We are free to decide, what we want to see or listen to.
