The media (books, film, music, television, for example) tend to create rather than reflect the values of a society.

Before the age of modern technology, media primarily consisted of books, newspapers, theater, etc., all of which played a huge role both in creating and reflecting the values of a society. In the 21st century we have much greater versatility of media but it still has the same function. Hence, i disagree with the statement above. I believe, that media plays equally important role in creating and reflecting the values of a society. Furthermore, in …

…that contain violence, inappropriate language and values different from their own. In conclusion, I would like to underline the importance of media in our lives and its huge influence on our lives. It is very important to realize that media both creates and reflects the values of a society. However, we, as an audience, have a control over what we read, watch or listen to and have a choice of how our values are formed.