The Power of the Mass Media

The mass media can have a great influence on the life of people. The newspaper, radio, and television are so common today that they can reach a large number of audience in a large size of space. At the minimum, they give information and knowledge to us. At the maximum, they can change our opinion, attitudes, and behaviours. Here is an example to show you how powerful the mass media can be.
This is the story of a poor family who became famous and fortunate within two weeks because of the power of the mass media. The family lived in a small village in a small town in East Java. The family consisted of parents and 5 children. So, it was very hard for the parents to live day by day. Now, they were expecting their sixth baby. Suddenly they became a big family when the mother gave birth to quintuplets, 3 girl babies and two boy babies. On the following day, reporters came from all major newspapers, radio, and television stations. The village became very crowded. Many other people came to look at the five babies. The event filled the headlines of the newspapers. The family could be very soon seen on television screens through out the country. Contribution in the forms of mone, gifts, baby clothes, milk, baby food, and other articles for babies were given by many people, offices, factories, newspapers, and radio stations. Even two ministers from the government gave some money and food, too. In a short time, the family became famous and rich.