Do you think the words and phrases that are used in the media influence the perceptions
that you have of events and social problems? Why or why not? What is one example of a
word/phrase choice that may affect how people think about a particular social problem?

I think the media can influence people a lot because groups of people will cyberbully other groups based on opinions and perceptions. The media also tends to show only the bad side of a situation so people will agree with them. On social media trends seem to go around making people do things that could be extremely offensive or could affect your later life. This could be people being homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist e.t.c.

what are local authorities doing to fix the problem

explanation:

by improved communication.