2016年1月23日雅思写作大作文考的是一个和媒体有关的话题，即新闻媒体对于人们生活的影响。下面是小编整理的雅思英语作文，大家可以参考参考。
2016年1月23日雅思写作题目如下：
The news media have become more influentialin people's lives, some people think it's a negativedevelopment, to what extent do you agree ordisagree? 新闻媒体对于人们的生活影响深刻，有人认为这种影响是消极的，是否认同?
思路解析：
1. 负面影响：以新闻为主的生活方式会让人们筋疲力尽。举例，报纸和电视吸取了人们所有的关注，这让人们无法关注自己的事情，也缺乏时间来维持家庭关系。
2. 负面影响：负面新闻会引发社会不安。举例，很多谣言，关于社会传染病，或是很多逃犯的信息，会让人们生活在恐惧中。
3. 负面影响：媒体是洗脑工具。举例，处于政治目的，很多新闻媒体会对某些进行毫无根据的攻击和抹黑。这会误导投票人的判断和立场。
4. 正面影响：新闻媒体能提供有用的信息，建议和指导。举例，天气预报和交通堵塞的信息能帮助人们制定合适的出行计划和路线。
【范文赏析】
Perhaps nobody can avoid being swayed byvarious mass media. The news media have beenexerting a tremendous influence on our lives becausethey can not only bring about glaring changes tothe lives of ordinary people，but even ruin a politicalleader. Some people worry that the impacts of massmedia are quite negative. From my perspective,however, what the news media can benefit us isgreater than what they might influence us adversely.
The opposite stand is also understandable. It is true that some paparazzi of tabloidmagazines like to publish details about those superstars’ private lives，which might bringuntold agonies to heroes of the story. Likewise, for the purpose of catering to the taste of thegeneral public, some editors of newspapers and magazines also enjoy deliberatelyexaggerating so as to create a sensation. Surely enough, such irresponsible reportagesshould be highly condemned. However, we have no reason to throw out the baby with bathwater.
On no account can we underestimate the positive influences brought about by the newsmedia. First, the mass media can play the role of educator. As for those who lack the habit ofreading news, they are rather restricted in terms of general knowledge and the experience ofthe world. Conversely, reading news frequently can help us have a broader view of life and thustrain our dialectical mode of thinking.
Also, various mews media can be an indispensable source of information for the vastmajority of people. To illustrate, one of the most crucial lessons of a great manyentrepreneurs is to Watch CCTV news everyday to familiarize themselves with the latestgovernmental policies and market information. Eventually, those amusing news stories can addcolor to the dull routine of every day life. I myself enjoy appreciate stories concerning thecommon people or mediocre life so that I could greatly deepen my insight into diverselifestyles and grow spiritually during the process of thinking.
In closing, my stand is that various news media have and will have irreplaceable roles toplay in our daily lives, the influence， to large extent， depends on how we treat and harnessthem. It is rather groundless to simply say that their impacts can always be baneful.
参考范文：
Nowadays, the expanding influence of news media on the society has been a heated social issue in debate. Some believe this trend is negative because the media controls minds of the public. Personally, I partially agree with this view, and my reasons will be explored as below.
The most worrying aspect of new media is that it overwhelms people’s daily lives. Actually, our lives of today are news-oriented, because of the 24-hour nonstop news cycles on TV, radio and Internet. Under such news bombardment, the information overload takes place, which means people’s attentions and minds have to be glued to focusing on and interpreting endless news, comments, gossips and rumors, necessary and unnecessary, no matter where they are, in workplaces, schools, buses or homes. As a result, news media is a huge distraction, which makes people exhausted and reduces their concentration and energy on their tasks or families.
Another big concern of news media is about its roles in manipulating people’s thoughts. Psychologically speaking, watching news media is a strong process of washing brain, in which the personal judgments of individual viewers might be removed and replaced with the media-established ideas. For example, for the purpose of politics, many influential newspapers, TV programs and online websites disclose the foibles of privacy, and even deliberately fabricate false rumors, scandals to diminish some political candidates in an election. Obviously, the cheatings and lies on news media are detrimental to the social equity and democracy, because they keep voters from thinking freely and independently.
However, the positive impact news media bring to our lives can never be ignored. In fact, the exposure to these news and reports can give the audience valuable messages and suggestions in day-to-day life. For example, the information about forecasts of weather and traffic situations in rush hours on regional newspapers or radio channels can instruct local residents to make proper schedules, plans and routers for travelling outside. In addition, reports about pressing social problems like epidemics, natural disasters, violence and crimes in streets also help to arouse the public’s awareness of the importance of improving education and health care systems, as well as the necessity of saving environment.
In conclusion, the demerits caused by news media override its benefits for the public. Although it can provide useful and practical information to the audience, it influences people in more negative ways, including an unbalanced life due to addiction in news, as well as the misunderstanding about social issues.
