Topic 1: Media And Information Technologies Promote Greater Socio-Political Participation Among The Citizens Reason 1 • Media influence brought by information has opened a lot of doors to us, it paved way for the emergence of new and efficient communication platforms; It led to the development of convenient online markets; it made researching for information accessible to everyone; and it gave us “freedom of speech.” The outgrowth of social media did not only made communication across long distances easier but it also gave us our freedom to voice our opinions and ideas publicly. Reason 3 • Democracy depends on citizens being informed, and since our media, reports mostly what the people in power do, and repeats what the people in power say, the public is badly informed, and it means we cannot really say we have a functioning democracy. Envision a society where people are responsible in using media, people who start meaningful changes and people who harness the ceaseless possibiliti...