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/^t/The word "affect" which has been often used in variety of programmes and essays devotedly blaming television and the press for their irresponsibility does not necessarily have to carry a negative meaning. Mass media have been accused of a popularisation of bad manners, art verging on the kitch and defying accepted moral code but the influence can not be only corrupting and deplorable.