People are influenced by the media. Computers link classrooms around the world. Television provides images and sounds of war in our living rooms, as well as instant link to scenes of devastation, joy, conflict, and peace.
Radio brings music and dialogue into our automobiles and homes.
The print word comes in a variety of formats for all ages and socio-economic genre. Individuals are a complex system of interactive forces which cannot be reduced to a single resilience strategy. It is essential to blend solid strategy and proven program techniques across age groups, gender groups, socio-economic groups, and others to create a useful understanding of media's influence. A media literate society addresses both consumerism and commercialism. Young people can better identify the characters of a situation comedy on television than can name five presidents of the United States.