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/^t/Do we? Nobody imposes mass media on us. If we do not like the programme or the article, we neither have to watch it nor read it. We just switch the TV off and put away the newspaper. We go for a walk instead. That is preposterous to claim that mass media affect our approach to reality. If one thinks that they exert negative influence on us, he should know that there is still a considerable variety of programmes, articles and broadcasts. The choice is ours - we select and decide about what we want to read, to watch and to listen to. Even if we spend much time with mass media, we do not have to act or think according to what is offered by them. A sensible housewife will never buy products only because of their eye-catching labels or because they look appetising. She will consider both their quality and prize. One thing is certain however: we must watch TV, listen to the radio and read newspapers in order to be well informed. Mass media provide us with indispensable information about significant political and cultural events without which we would find it difficult to live. Whether all these things affect us in any way depends exclusively on us.