Do you ever wonder why the media is so appealed to celebrity people such as Michael Vick? The media knows our weak points as human beings. We like to see people such as Michael Vick high up on the totem pole and fall down to our own level. People enjoy seeing this failure because it makes them laugh and say something to themselves like your not so big anymore are you. Or it gives them something to talk about at work or school as well. It is not just Michael Vick that we have seen fall. There is a big long list of them such as Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton. It's not just these downfalls, but also things like Janet Jackson's halftime show. It is just things that we don't normally see that we like to read about or see on the news.
It is not just bad things that we as people appeal to though. We enjoy reading about great accomplishments like winning the super bowl or how extreme makeover is coming to help a family overcome tough times. So we are excited to see exciting things like this. I am not going to lie I enjoy reading about things like this to that add something that we do not normally hear or read about to our sometimes boring days. We like an extra zing to our day and these things definitely add them.
One problem that the media may also cause is the idea that some of the models and such are the perfect people and everyone should look like them. This shows some not so good things about the so awesome and fun to read media. It is pretty much telling young teenagers that they should be super skinny and they should change there entire appearance. So if they want to fit in this would be a good way to fit in. This would mostly be pointed towards girls due to the fact that girls are more worried about their appearance and what others think about them. I am not saying that guys are not the same because some are that way, but it is mostly pointed towards girls.
Another positive to the media is again it has a pretty good influence. So for all those commercials and ads that tell us the truth about smoking and drinking and don't hide anything from us tell us really about the negative things in the world. Also with reading about someone dying or being severely hurt in a car accident due to maybe drunk driving, as someone has already posted earlier, it would help us make better decisions with maybe to choose to drink or not. Maybe it would be something so simple as denying a cigarette from a friend and avoiding peer pressure. So again the media is not an entirely bad thing. It gives us the truth and sometimes what we should be doing in life.
As you can see there are many positive and negative views that you could have about the media. If you choose to read or watch these shows or paper it is fine as long as you know what is right and wrong. Your choices can affect your life in a very big way if your not smart. Do not let the media persuade the way you live.
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There are some positive things about the media, but for the most part I think it is negative because the media likes to focus on the things which people will find most interesting.
ReplyDeleteWith so many posts discussing specific problems that involve the media, its interesting to see one that takes on the root of the issue.
ReplyDeleteI agree, there are both positive and negative things about the media. We need to figure out ourselves what is right and what is wrong and make good choices. Good post. :D
ReplyDeleteI like this post, i think it was very interesting as Crane stated that it got to the root of the media and it's effects on our society. It shows how brainwashed we really are and our unwillingness to stand out!
ReplyDeleteI believe the media does have positive aspects about it. Yet, it also has some terrible things like its publicity of celebrities and there personal lives. ...just to add, its been proven that boys are more worried about how they look not girls ;]P ..Great post!
ReplyDeleteI think that most media is negative because it exploits people unitl they go crazy.
ReplyDeleteMOST media is bad..some can be important or good but not very often.
ReplyDeleteI just hate how our society is controlled so much by the media. How can we stop it?
ReplyDeleteI agree with this. It seems the media seems to pick its favorites. Some people they love to glorify and other people they just bash on all day.
ReplyDeletei would just like to say that those ads for smoking, drinking, and sex are so over exaggerated that when i see them i just wanna cry. nice post though
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ReplyDeleteI agree that the media has both positive and negative aspects, however I believe that the negative heavily outweighs the positive.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm........... negative v.s positives in media... sounds familiar.
ReplyDeleteI agree that you shouldn't let the media persuade the way you live.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the media can be positive, but it's mostly negative.
ReplyDeleteWhile the media can be bad, when used right it can be a very good thing.
ReplyDeleteThis would have been a better post if Herbert had brought up more positive points about the media as he/she claims to have done (he/she actually doesn't; by the time they get to "Another positive to the media" not one unambiguously positive aspect has been mentioned).
ReplyDeleteWhile some of this post is insightful (I especially appreciate Herbert's consideration of why people like to watch celebrities fall), it is all too easy to follow what many others have said and point out the negatives.
I think there must be some genuine positives about mass media out there - if not, I hope it would be eliminated.