Media Essays

Social network service has revolutionized how companies target young people in the local market. Marketing and advertising have gone a notch higher following the advent of SNS. Personality theories that were developed before SNS have to be enhanced and refined in order to accurately explain human behavior in the current world.

The media and its components can be considered as the stimuli causing the audience to react. One of the main areas of interest is the effective process of the media. In the study undertaken, the main objective is to present the ways and means which exhibit the effects of the media on the different types and classification of audiences. 

Consumers today are now in an intended quest for evaluating media regarding vital issues instead of waiting. They are now using search engines, online videos, websites, interactive programs and other means to look for information firsthand. Internet providers and servers are now modifying their content in order to cater to these needs.

The author states that in the last century and especially the last few decades the world has changed much; the professional lives of human beings have got more complex and so have the paradigm of the social fabric. These changes have had there impact on the law as well. A lot of new horizons have been explored in the legal arena.

There are many reasons for the failure of previous technologies; DLPs were never thought to become silky and slim, Plasmas are perceived as another name of the burn-in problem and they are expensive.  LCDs are thought to be energy efficient and more popular due to its picture quality and the capability if becoming thinner.

According to Andersen and Taylor, media as one of the socialization agents that give social meaning to various elements in the society has played a greater role in the normalization of violence by desensitizing viewers as a result of overexposure to violent scenes leading to reduced empathy as reinforced by the concept of social learning theory where people learn from observation.

Since its foundation in August 8, 1967, and shortly before its closure in 1984, the newspaper had numerous leading articles, through which Zuccolillo defended with enthusiasm, the policy and long peace and advancement era of General Stroessner.  The paper focused on polemic issues, and corruption amongst senior government officers.

Various investors have put their money in this lucrative business and are reaping a lot of profits from the various television networks in America. However, for the business model to work, the television networks have to come up with very creative content and strategies in order to have adequate viewership for the business to make money.

A country's media structure is greatly affected by the control mechanisms. In the majority countries of the world, including Singapore, the media is controlled by the central authority of the government. Policies of restricting program contents, texts and meanings often limit the scope of programs and their effects on the audience.

According to Zenith Optimedia even after the financial crunch in 2008 the ad market was boosted by US$6 billion from the ‘quadrennial events’ in 2008, US$3 billion from the Olympics, US$2 billion for the Presidential and congressional elections in the US and US$1 billion from the European football tournament Euro 2008.

The author states that media owners have their own agendas to pursue apart from the fact that even the  Editors have their own ideological and value commitments. Hence sometimes this filter gets distorted.  The media systems in  Eastern and  Central  Europe have experienced many periods of regression.

The research adopted an experience-sampling methodology, which involved text-messaging identified respondents five times a day for a period of two weeks. Based on the results obtained from the research, the authors were then able to arrive at a conclusion that the subjective well-being of respondents declined with continued use of Facebook.

Within a relatively short time the policy eliminated public monopolies that traditionally dominated the telecommunications sector in Europe. Secondly, given the history of fighting monopolies in different sectors of economics, one might expect the process of replacing telecom monopolies would be long and painful.  

Neither the concept of using every-day people rather than professional actors in a controlled environment creating humorous and or dramatic situations is new, nor the use of product placement is fresh, it is the innovative approach of the two that has generated an industry within the industry. A Live Board game for everyone. 

The author states that economic theory is no different from any other in this manner, but it is characterized by the sheer number, complexity and often ambiguity of the facts that it is attempting to explain. The reason that economists need theory has been succinctly stated by Kenneth Boulding.

Nonetheless, despite all the above facts supporting the role of the media in entrenching indoctrination in democratic countries, it is also imperative to be cognizant of the fact that it can also play a key role in reducing the level of indoctrination through disseminating information on both sides of opposing discourses.

It was limited in the degree of interactions as information flow was from one side. Lack of participative media reduced the possibilities of feedback by the audiences. Recent development and particularly, in multimedia technologies including the possibilities of the Internet such as social media platforms, online data, and portable Smartphone has re-shaped the manner of people’s interactions.

Individuals are more interactive with imagined audiences and more dependent on their imaginations and thus they are able to share information and their values more freely. This is one of the best attributes of networked publics and we have witnessed people expressing themselves more freely even to complete strangers.

The media is very influential in the way people view the world; it provides them a lens or framework. According to Ryan, Macey, and Aho et al. (2013), the television has a prominent place and voice in the home and it is likely that the viewers learn about their societies and selves through the stories.

The author states that verbal communication is still prevalent since peers and adults find it rooted in social and emotional development. Their observations show that children and adults are more willing to use technologies when communicating with other people. For example, many people feel the urge to communicate while at the dinner table.

The author states that the major new role that has sprouted in our community is the concept of “Homosexuality”. In the past, homosexuals used to hide their orientation towards sex as it was not tolerated in that era. But now people are more open to this concept and are not afraid of because of the new slogans that prevail in society “be yourself”.

Popular views and certain reactions from the audience have been achieved by perpetuating a particular opinion through the media. Propaganda and stereotyping are some of the aspects that support the concept of habitus. The power of social interaction was seen in the riots in the Netherlands as a result of teen parties that had gone viral on Facebook.

There are various frameworks that help in answering the questions that target the role of the media with respect to the production of principal or substitute ideologies. For this reason, issues such as power, influence, and impact of the media have been subjected to significant debates in various regions across the globe. 

These developed democracies thee laws are often meant to protect the media from exploitation by developing their rights and obligations. The government should however not control the media because it will be limiting the constitutional freedom of access to information, propagating the development of biased media.

Media influenced people’s culture since it had an influence on the products of cultural industry. In contemporary society, media is playing the role of feeding people with information on the issues that are taking place in their daily lives. It is creating a network society that only fits those who can access the information.

Digital sharing abuses should then be moderated or resolved by whom now when everyone wants a piece of ownership to data?  Some technologists have developed solutions like DRM or Digital Rights Management systems to technically block access to information.  Such is only good until a cyber-hacker cracks the code and distributes it themselves. 

Although not every country is covered daily by the news media, the world of the picture mirrored in each country’s media is certainly inexact in the sense that majority, nations and happenings are frequently represented unequally. It has been noted that some events from a given region can come into view so much that they take up most of the presented worldwide news hole.

In the case study, white women might deserve widespread attention from the media given the nature of their deaths. This coverage evokes feeling from the public and the attention leads to action from various corners. The state however is dangerous given the wanting nature of the aboriginal safety.

No subversive, passionate, or seditious reports are allowed to be printed and filtered into the reading public. All information distributed must be in keeping with their political ideologies and socio-cultural beliefs. Articles or reports that attempt to unsettle the political stability of the government are promptly obscured or censored. 

Studies of the role of soap opera audience in understanding media and audience power have yielded mixed and often contradictory results. While other researchers concentrated on the interpretative relationship linking the audience and medium, few others are banking on the contextual study of an audience of this popular culture staple.

Some specific ads that show boys as having a dominant role than the girls, we immediately come across the ones that exhibit some brands that are targeted more towards the children. Now it is pretty natural to understand that boys and girls without any difference whatsoever of their genders, would like it and go for it day in day out.

This research work will focus entirely on the advertising industry in Europe and the US. The main reason for the differences in advertising practices in the US and Europe is the differences in the culture and government regulations of the two countries. The advertising practices in these countries follow a global pattern.

Coming to Mumbai, means that sacrificing your peaceful life, for the sake of gaining stardom. At the initial stage, the person has to do any type of compromise to set in this field. In the case of the young girls, the chances of sexual molestations are high. She is forced for a sexual relationship with anyone who helps her to climb the ladder of success.

A person’s sexual orientation is plainly his/her personal matter and therefore, it should not affect his/her responsibilities towards the public in any way. This does not mean that I accept abnormal sexual orientation, but the consequences of accusing someone of being a bisexual or homosexual can be very severe since it is a matter of the integrity of that person.

The young crowd, nowadays, is more keen on looking out for news over the internet. While television is popular among them primarily as an entertainment source, it has remained a supplemental news source. Since many teenagers do not earn much money, they regard it as important to have free access to news on these two platforms.

The international services gained popularity, especially during world war times. The broadcasting channels multiplied over the past decade through the sudden influx in the integrated communication policy which changed the face of the globe and the perception of the public towards the press and broadcasting policies.

The study would be based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative research techniques. Through the qualitative research approach, a natural technique would be followed to the topic of research and the results would be tried to be obtained from the available facts and figures from the researched data.

Parents are most concerned since they view media usage by their children apprehensively as research on the influence of media on the development of a child suggests an alarming picture. Media supporters argue that banning the media is not the solution because of media, like any other device, has both its pros and cons.

This results from the entry of the internet which has enabled people to communicate effectively irrespective of their geographical location. Moreover, easy access to communication gadgets such as laptops, tablets, Smartphones, etc. have made it easy for people to share ideas through the online platform. This has been taken a notch higher by the entry of social media into the market.

Some of the common social media platforms include Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Skype. Culture, on the other hand, refers to the way of life of different people clustered within different communities or societies from different parts of the world. According to Berns (18), culture defines several aspects of the community such as its values, its customs, its beliefs, its traditions, as well as its languages.

A website is to relay information to a greater number of people hence enabling it to reach its goals.  Social media optimization is being practiced in almost every website in today’s world. Social media optimization integrates users of the websites into adding some bits of information or encouraging their participation in the site.

Single media technology such as cell phones has various social meanings attached to it in many parts of the world. In southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, cell phones are viewed as a tool of communication and as a gadget that improves people’s standard of living, particularly in tragic periods.

The mass media has penetrated so deep into the basis of our society that it has become very essential and embodied into the daily doings of almost every individual. This can be attributed to the malleability of mass media to suit every person’s needs and preferences. Today in the cities, there is more to be learned outside the classroom rather than in it.  

The author states that in performing the three functions, the media either provides a factual representation of the society or criticizes some of the social and cultural activities in the society. In both cases, the media has systematically influenced the construction of gender roles thereby enhancing the differentiation of sex and gender.

Cultural critics, politicians, journalists, and academia have been harsh in condemning the form and content of talk shows, particularly its being a pure entertainment platform. Some leading experts point out such television show format's sensational treatment of topics, appealing only to the prurient interests of the public and dedicating least priority to its role as a “public good” medium.

With the uptake and the ever-increasing popularity of the internet, the traditional local media remain in a disadvantaged position. The internet provides information that is quite cheap to obtained and from various sources. The local traditional media will always be on the receiving end in terms of the distortion of information they convey.

The author of the paper argues in a well-organized manner that new media texts constrain the user within their possibility boundaries. Thus while a user may choose what segment of a website to visit or which advertisements to block, the horizon of their access is effectively limited to what the website has to offer.

Media is a very important aspect of society. It is essential for the flourishment of any democratic and open society. This is so because an independent media is free to question the actions of powerful individuals and institutions in the society and is also able to provoke and sustain debates concerning matters the affect the society at large.

Remix culture defendants have continuously pointed at the importance of remixing to everyone – professionals being no exception.  When people critic the works of artists or creators of products by drawing from other people’s content, then they are effectively remixing. This is because they are drawing from previous works.

Today the conception of Social Media remains one of the top agenda for several business managers. Consultants and policymakers, try to come up with means whereby companies can make beneficial usage of applications like Wikipedia, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Second Life. Forrester Research claims that 75 percent of Internet users joined and used some popular Social Media sites in 2008.