I primarily use the media for things like catching up on news, to contact or socialise with friends and family and also as a means of entertainment however I do not allow the media to consume and take over my own personal views, although it may trigger thoughts. I allow my self to this by baring in mind that when something non-factual is put up into he media it is somebody unique opinion, I respect that but do not always have to agree to it.
I feel we are dependent on the media to convey news from places we are out of reach from, such as things that we may not be able to capture as primary evidence.
Some people are also dependent on social media in forms of controversial topics as a means of entertainment, this could also be trolling or luring the public eye. Russell brand speaks in public about how we should be communicating beyond the media and communicate directly with one another, as its more relevant and necessary he emphasises the fact that we have to engage with each other and be active.
My dependence on the media has definitely changed in the past 10 years because at the age of 6 the only type of media I engaged myself with was 'cbeebies', and now this has greatly escalated.
The link below supports the dependency theory as these children simply cannot live happily without internet access especially when we rely on it on a daily basis.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/9643082/Four-out-of-five-young-people-feel-lost-without-internet.html
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