Question

Explain the following sentence with its reason.

Any information received through mass media needs to be reviewed critically. 

Explain the following statement with reasons.

Information received through mass media requires critical review.

Answer 1

1. Analysis and critical review of the information are necessary to ascertain its authenticity.
2. Sometimes the news is exaggerated or not presented exactly.
3. There are higher chances of misrepresentation of facts.
4. These kinds of news may cause psychological, personal, moral, and cultural damage to society.
5. Hence, a through the understanding of the information is needed.

Answer 2

1. Any information received through mass media needs to be reviewed critically.
2. The news or information in the media may not always represent the exact truth. It needs to be scanned very carefully.
3. There is a very famous event of unauthentic information that appeared in print in Germany. 'Stern', a German weekly magazine had purchased a number of so-called handwritten diaries of Adolf Hitler. It sold them to various publishing companies. The diaries were verified for their authenticity and subsequently, the news appeared in the print.
4. However, later those diaries were proven to be forged.
5. It becomes apparent from this example that we need to be very careful about the information published by the media.