Hwee Ling/ How has new media changed our lives?

New media has changed our perspective on how we see things. In the past, most people were more conservative. As time passes, people are exposed to many more things through mass media. As a result, majority of the people are getting more and more open-minded. Things that were not spoken about in the public can become the hot topics. For example, things like pre-marital sex are not brought up in the past. However, with the influence of mass media, schools now educate students about pre-marital sex. This, in a way, is good as it teaches students the harmful consequences of pre-marital sex and allows them to think before making the wrong move and regret later on. Thus, new media has changed our lives for the better in this aspect.