In my personal opninion i believe that media is influenced by popular taste. I think this for many reasons. First and foremost, the main reason that people watch a certain show or movie often is because that is what they like to see. Nowadays everybody in the media industry is making stuff targeted for a certain audience to watch. Another reason i say this is because in media they are always talking about the ratings that the show gets. I also think this because in the media industry you have to be able to adapt to what the viewers like in order to survive because in media, without viewers, all of your hardwork basically means nothing. However I do see where others would disagree with me and say that media is not influenced by popular culture. Some people may say this because they see many shows that have been around for a very long time and are still liked by people today. An example of a show that has been around and has not changed is Fresh Prince of Bel Air. I totally understand that there really are some cases that some shows have been around awhile and have not changed, however in my opinion that is very rare. As a result i believe that everybody is entitled to their own opinion on this subject, but i really believe that media is influenced by popular culture.