The majority claim that person’s lives does not depend on watching television and reading news; hence people believe it is nothing but a waste of time. Although the role of following media may have some benefits, I personally agree that overall the news are not necessary for human development.
On the one hand, proponents of reading news and watching TV may believe that these activities are what makes the conversation varied of opinions. To clarify, important developments, new intiatives or surprising decisons can make the conversation varying, as every individual has their own perspective at a range of topics. For instance, an individual who complains about the new government policy may discuss it with other individuals, which allows not only to broaden horizons about the topic, but also change the negative opinion towards positive. This can support the decision made by authorities, allowing them to make the lifestyle of their population towards good. This example clearly highlights that the news can serve a good value for the develoment of entire countries.
On the other hand, despite the aforementioned advantage, the news and TV shows often reduce the chance of people to rest. In other words, a large amount of news that reports the certain negative outcomes often makes people overthink or worry about the future consequences, which cuts them from the reality, which simultaneously can reduce the chance of humans to be satisfied. Apart from that one negative side of news are that thay can be quite time -consuming. A lot of news and upcoming TV shows that people wait for without patient can cut theit time that they were going to allocate for other more substantial works. An individual that reads an excessive amounts of newspapers sometimes can not spend quality-time with family members. This often results in misunderstandings and conflicts.
To summarize, while news and TV play a crucial role in shaping the perspective of people, sometimes they can just waste the time of individual. Therefore, from my perspective the news are not important overall.