Mass Media
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For starters I was on Team 2 for Pro Mass Media.
Argument 2- The media gets to decide and what is trendy and “in”.
Although some media do promote fashion and music in the way that they see it, we should remember that it is only some. We still have the internet which is unregulated, and although some use it to support their own ideals, keep in mind that there are still people who use it to advocate change, and with blogging and reviews of many trends, not only here but anywhere around the world, you are left with a lot to wonder. For example, whenever I see an advertisement on T.V. promoting their products, it reminds me of how socializing and the internet really helped me out when making my decision on the quality of the Tama Iron Cobra Junior. The deal was I wanted to get a double bass drum pedal for a friend of mine for around $250. For a little more I could get way better quality ones, but it’s a start and for the price, experience reviews, cool drum dude at the store, and my tiny little friend’s build, it was great.
So, overall the internet, and socializing really help you get many views on countless topics and news and it is also wise to remember that everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and that not everything needs to be choosing one side or another like many politicians want us to believe.
Argument 3-The media is a business that reports the news in the way they want to, in order to shape our views to theirs.
Even though many media outlets are biased in their news reporting, it is up to us to be educated on how we should be affected by the news we see and do not see. Take “16 & Pregnant.” Like many of MTV’s shows, it is all about the drama, but what the show did not anticipate was not just the high ratings, but how the show helped lower the teen birthrate. The show shows the harsh realities of being a teen mom and is getting teens aware of the results from unprotected sex and giving birth. I do not justify using the show as an educational tool for parents,but it is making people do something about sex education. Unlike MCPS, most public schools across the nation do not teach their students about practicing safe sex, but instead preach abstinence.
Overall, even if there are many biased media outlets they are at least reporting on news that we would otherwise may have not known of, and if you view all the other similar news reporting’s, you can compare them and decide for yourself what you get out of it. There are also outlets out there that are not biased and we just need to go out there and find them.
Good points, but in regards to there being other positive, non-biased information available for people to view or read, why should viewers have to search for a different opinion? If biased information and news is so readily available and the majority of what is viewd on television, than the same should hold true for the opposing opinions. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteSome valid points. Your right, the internet is a huge resource available to everyone and even though there is a lot of unregulated/offensive content on the web, it is by enlarge an excellent tool which supports our daily living and helps us socialize with a larger part of the world. Good point, it is up to us to decide what of mass media we let affect our lives and knowledge but often the media has a way of twisting the truth and manipulating its' viewer.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog, and agree you have valid points =). If it weren't for the media than many fashion designers would not have had such a successful career, many artists would not have had a career at all. So the media not only "chooses whats in or not" but it helps expand people business and their careers. And in all fairness, it is us as the viewers and listeners that choose who's in or not.
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