"Social Media does more good than bad to teenages"
This in itself is a very controversial statement that raises two very strong arguments, a for and an against. When looking at this statement it becomes important to look at it from these two points of view, and not a biased account based on personal opinion.

This statement raises an opinion that it is indeed true, whether fully or to some extent. When looking at all the positive media avaliable, it becomes instantly clear that the obvious examples of positive media are newspapers, blogs, there are many other examples of this, which benefit out society and the way we think. Social networking sites have become increasingly popular in recent years, mainly due to the sudden dependency on the internet in many places, the sudden realisation that you can communicate with friends and family for free online, advertises itself. Media can also be positive as the Media can influence everyone in certain ways - it can warn people about what life has in store for them if they are not weary of certain situations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfETrIe-MPE
The link above for example, is an excellent example of positive media advertisement, as television is widely abused by many households, it reaches a large target audience therefore warning more women of the dangers that lurks among the streets at night.

However some people may raise the opinion that media is extremely harmful for society, especially where teenagers are concered. Nowadays, it is clear that media has taken the route of 'sex sells'. Teenagers are currently able to access sexually explicit images and videos. An example of what can happen to the generation is highlighted in a television series 'waterloo road' and in it, shows what happens to people, mainly boys, who are continuously in reach of this kind of thing. It is also highlighted that Social Networking sites such as Facebook can be the start of devistating events if someone is silly enough to let this happen. Although internet safety is taught to all students at some point or other, the immediet assumption made by many is the fact that they will never be as stupid, so they let their guard down and may even end up meeting up with people, who have communicated with them through the site, and they end up hurt, and in extreme cases rape comes into the prediciment.

I personally believe that media is both good and bad depending on the person who uses it. Someone who uses the media in a positive way, to benefit their studies, their lives, and those around them would strongly agree with this statement, however people who use it in negative ways to access harmful things (which in some cases is illegal, whether the user is aware of this fact or not) this statement no longer applies to them.
However I do believe social networking sites are acceptable, as they are an easy way of communication and with quick access, but this depends on how smartly the site is used, all sites have a way to protect information from people who you do not know, so therefore this becomes something we see as a way of being safe, and communicating.

Thanks, Zoe (: