Hello guys~ We’re back here for another assignment which will definitely destroy my brain cells.
Before we get into the topic, yeah about my last blog feed, kind of feeling like I’m writing primary level of essay after reading others’ blog feed. So, I will try to do this post better than the last one, also this is not included in the 400 words so don’t worry that I will cut the words by writing this kind of rubbish.
For this blog post, we’re going to discuss about the media. Two questions, what is wrong with the ‘media effects’ model and what are some interesting questions to ask about the role of the media today, in the shaping of mass opinion.
First of all, let’s get into the topic with a simple question, what is media? Media are the communication channels or platforms that are used to deliver various kind of information or data. From newspapers and books until televisions and smartphones, all of them are consist as media and there will be even more kinds of media to be developed in the future. The effects and impacts that influence the current trend, either positive or negative, are called media effect.
First question, what is wrong with the ‘media effects’ model? One of my answers is that the public always make association of media effects with most of the social problems nowadays. People always put the blame on media first when an individual engage in problematic behaviors, and try to make links between them. This is a completely reversed way of thinking as they try to look answers from answers. To understand an individual, we should study the individual.
Furthermore, referring to David Gauntlett, the public always think that children are vulnerable to media. People always think that children are the potential victims of the mass media, saying that children have no self-thinking skills and will easily get subjected by it. However, research shows that children as young as 7 years old can give thoughtful, critical opinions but always neglected by the adults. I will put the reference link of David Gauntlett’s assumption below for more information.
Okay I might have problems in attaching the link so I think I’ll just put a picture of it
Lastly, one of the interesting questions to ask about the role of the media today is that since so much of cons and even risks are there in media, why most of us are still using them? Also, why do people trust media more than the people around us where actually media is more deceiving and full of danger?
That’s all for my blog post, yeah hard time for me for the past ten hours. Also, in the comments, let me know your social media account and I will follow or add you so that we know each other more~
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Hi Tian Yi! Hahaha this assignment is indeed an eye-opening experience for me too. I have never gotten so dept into media before as well. I agree that in order to understand why someone do the things they do is to study about them instead of blaming on something that might or might not have any correlation to it. It is also true that children are not the only vulnerable victims like what you mentioned that they are capable of giving thoughtful and critical opinions too. I really like how your blog is straight to the point and easy to understand. Excited for the next one!
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