Communication is one of the cardinal components of human living. And there are many of communicating tools now such as a book or a television. People usually insists that books are more influential to society than television because it includes believable and in-depth knowledge. However, it is true that Television has more of impact on society than book does. A variety and many people watch it and it provide more direct connection between watcher and provider.
To begin with, save for people inhabiting undeveloped countries, almost everyone in the world watchs TV. It implys that TV could affect most of people living in every society. Therefore TV could control, over affecting, societies. For example, in korea, there was a huge boycott against Japanese commodity. It is caused by sevral news programmed in Korean main channel KBS, SBS and MBC. In the news they said Japan insisted the ownership of Dokdo island, although just a town in Japan asserted it. So the rally evoked.
In addition, Television affords watcher intimate feeling which make people credible. In TV, there always are reporters or somekind of people to manage programs. A direct contact with provider and people via TV make watcher eager to believe the ideas from TV. To illustrate this point, my grandmother read a book about sinking of the chun-an ship. After perusing the book she had no idea related to this events.
But when she watched TV news program which deals with the problem, she talked to other people about the happening with the same idea to the news.
To summarize, for the reasons that diverse people watch it and it is more close to people, TV is more powerful to society than book. To add on, That's the reason why people are apprehensive about TV. |