Youth media in shaping the worldview of a young person

The article examines the impact of media on the worldview of a young person. The positive and negative effects of this impact are highlighted, due to the constant contact of young people with the media and Internet spaces. The article analyzes the functions of mass media in modern Russian society, especially the role of media in the process of shaping the needs of young people. The text deals with the issues of young people's dependence on constant media consumption, their readiness to conduct a conscious dialogue with the media space, their ability to independently, and most importantly, intelligently filter the information they receive.