Re-reading my previous blog post it dawns on me that is was
somewhat a negative approach to the way mass media has impacted me, but it hasn’t
changed the way I like at media. It has however, added some different
approaches that I did not think about. Of course there are tons of positives to go
along with mass media and after reading a few of the other students blogs I
realize that there was a common theme with a positive about communicating, but
negatives with the way media portrays body image. I definitely agree with the
posts about how the media displays characters and models on TV or over the
internet are wrong.
“No one wants to watch a television series about a chubby 14
year old girl who goes to a crumby high school in an even crumbier town.”
(Veronica Field, http://veronicatmeow.blogspot.ca/2013/09/1f25-post-1-media-impact.html).
This was probably the sentence that got my attention the most and really made
me think about the way that both men and women are portrayed on TV. Many of the
guy characters are tall, muscular and play sports. Moreover, the more
intelligent characters are shown to be smaller in stature, wear glasses, and
appear to be intimidated easily. As seen in the real world, none of these
appearances are seen to be exactly true. I consider myself to be pretty
intelligent, I do play a lot of sports and I am in good condition. There are
some guys that fit the descriptions that are shown on TV, but that is just who
they are and they seem, for the most part, to be pretty happy with themselves.
The positive part of mass media, as shown to me by another
student’s blog is that mass media has created the biggest set of connections to
people around the world. From Facebook to Twitter or YouTube to Instagram, it
just seems that the world is connected in some way and for the most part it is
a good thing. Being able to contact people in a different country via text message
or an instant message over Facebook makes it really easy to stay in touch with
old friends and family members. This way
we don’t forget where we come from and who is part of our life. “ The ability
to communicate with people across the globe in seconds via Facebook, the power
to receive breaking news faster than ever before on Twitter, and the capability
to upload a video in minutes on YouTube has sparked a new era of media that
provides the instant results many of us have become accustomed to over the last
few year”, (Zachengel98, http://zachengel98.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/1f25-post-one-media-impact/). What he mentions in that line has so
much truth to it. I spend a lot of time on my phone and send close to 100 texts
a day, and talk on Skype for four hours a night. It has come to the point where
if I were to lose the technology and ways of communication I have now I would
have no idea what to do with myself because I would not be typing this blog
right now, all my notes would be hand written and I wouldn’t be able to
communicate with those who are away from me while I’m at school.
I can’t wait to see what the future
has in store for mass media and technology in general. It is going to be a
great couple of years.
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