It is expected in the near future that there will be a higher proportion of old people compared to the younger population in some countries. Is it a positive or negative development? Give your opinion and examples

 too dominant and it is an issue that requires urgent attention. (276 words)


Some people think that news and media are affecting our life in a positive way while others disagree. What is your opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include examples from your own experience.
News and media play a large role in everyone’s life. While some people believe that this role is a positive one, others believe that the media affects people in a negative way. It seems that although the news and media can be beneficial, they affect our lives in a mostly negative way.
One main reason for this is that there is too much information nowadays. For example, people can have news apps on their smartphones and watch news 24 hours per day on some TV channels. This means that it can be difficult to know what is true, what is just entertainment, and what is being used to influence the way we think.
Moreover, a lot of content in the media is not really news or important information, but instead it is just for entertainment or to make people watch more. This means that news stories are often some kind of story that is designed to make people scared or just make them not pay attention to actual important things. For example, a lot of news is about the lives of celebrities, while real news, like the War in Yemen where children are being killed by drones, is not covered much in the media.
Overall, I think that the news and media in its current form has negative effects on people. It could be used to provide useful information to people about what is happening in the world, but in reality it is used to keep people entertained and scared so they will keep watching instead of working to change the problems in the world. (264 words)
Some people think that news and media are affecting our life in a positive way while others disagree. What is your opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include examples from your own experience.
In our advanced technological society, almost everyone has access to some kind of media device where they can access the latest news. However, despite the apparent benefits of this situation, in reality the news and media in general have damaging effects on the way we live.

A major factor driving this issue is over-saturation of media content. Twenty-four hours a day people are bombarded with sensational stories, political controversies, and celebrity scandals. As a result, people simply do not have the time to investigate what is really true or what is relevant to their lives because they ‘have to’ consume more media content.

It is not just the quantity of news available but also the quality that is a major problem. Media companies make most of their profits from advertising, so they want to report stories that will attract viewers. This leads to a situation where you have, for example, a story about a celebrity divorce leading the news instead of war or environmental destruction, which both do affect everyone’s lives either directly or indirectly.

Nevertheless, it is certainly true that it is a positive thing that we live in a world where information can be spread with speed and ease. However, because most news outlets are owned by a few large corporations, it can be difficult to rely on them to accurately report the truth and not just the stories that benefit their bottom line.
Generally speaking, the news and media do have the potential to affect our lives in an advantageous way. However, in order for this to happen it is necessary for people to care more about what is happening around them and pay attention to where their news is coming from. (285 words)