Social media opens up a new world to learn and communicate with others. However, as human service professionals, we have to be cautious. For instance, social media post with you and friends drinking at a bar may not be the best picture to upload on your timeline. In addition, posting things about race, politics, and other controversial topics could influence one’s therapeutic relationship. Moreover, things like confidentiality and issues of privacy have to be taken into account when pertaining to
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the founder of the “mean world syndrome”, which explains that people who are heavy viewers of television are more likely to view the world as a dangerous and fearful place. Gerbner feels that mass media develops attitudes and values that are already modern in a culture. His research focused on mass media as an enriching agent that investigates whether the more a person watches television, the more it becomes
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Racism in the Media “Due to the growing media influence, racism has evolved from “black and white” in the past to the multi-cultural issue it is now.”(Media and Racism) In the past, racism in the media was conveyed only through the use of the newspaper. Newspaper was the fastest and most popular way of receiving media information and was often more direct and bias to the gatekeepers. However, the current day variety of media types and sensitivity to racism has evolved media to sending the message
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Effects of News Media Media Influences on American Culture April 1, 2013 Effects of News Media The media has increased the availability of information about politics here and across the country. People have to constantly watch so they can stay in the know. The media plays a major part whether it comes from the newspaper, radio, television, or internet. It is important because it validates an issue or person, sets an agenda, and helps shape public opinion
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#2 Article Critical Analysis Critical Analysis for “The Media Has A Woman Problem” Purpose: Author Liza Mundy is informing her audience on how the American media has an issue with women in journalism. She portrays the inequalities women receive from magazine articles and columns. When she states that “All but one of the individual Pulitzer Prizes in journalism this year were male” it proves that women have the lower hand in news-related occupations. Furthermore, Mundy claims that “male opinion columnists
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Denzel Washington once said “If you don’t read the newspaper you’re uninformed, if you do read it you’re misinformed.” which is not only true for the latest media but for media back then too. An example of this is the coverage of the little rock nine. The Little Rock Nine were the first black students to attend Central High School and trailblazers for the fight for integration. To no one's surprise, the events of Central were heavily covered in the news. Whether you believe the news is true or not
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Blogging is a dynamic part of the internet information sharing experience, and it is up to everyone to understand the role that bloggers play in sharing information responsibly. Bloggers started in the late 1990’s as an online movement challenging conventional journalism and creating an outlet for personal expression due to the lack of need for conventional publishing support. This explosion led to thousands of new voices in the public forum commenting on any number of subjects at a time. The
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October 16, 2013 Analysis #1 Media globalization cannot be stopped. It is a result of new communications technology. It is also the prerequisite and facilitator for all other forms of globalization. Multi-national media is critical to global industries. While new global media can cross cultural boundaries, this does not always bring people closer together. In truth it can deteriorate foreign relations as cultural barriers are broken down by American media. Media is a unique “product” in that it
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The media has grown and gained independence, it’s a huge part of our everyday life and it has become such a big influence on everyone. The media helps shape the way we see things because it’s how most people learn new information. It’s their responsibility to give us accountable information. . “As journalists and the media itself we all have the responsibility to seek truth and report it, minimize harm, and act independently” (Pulliam, 1996-2012). The media is all around us you pick up your phone
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among us have recognized the hazards of living with an overabundance of food (obesity, diabetes) and have started to shift our diets. But most of us do not yet understand that news is to the mind what sugar is to the body. News is easy to digest. The media feeds us small bites of trivial matter, tidbits that don’t really concern our lives and don’t require thinking. That’s why we experience almost no saturation. Unlike reading books and long, deep magazine articles (which requires thinking), we can swallow
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