Digital media

In the mid 1990s there was a powerful new technology that seemed poised to revolutionize the communications paradigm in American politics. The internet was supposed to be a total game changer, returning power to the people, and removing the media, and thereby the need for big money, from the political equation. Now, twenty-some years later it is apparent that the internet, and online communication specifically, has only served to entrench prior communication patterns rather than revolutionize…

little I missed social media, at least once the first few days were out of the way. I expected to have a large void left by social media, but what I didn’t expect was that it would be so easy to fill this time with more productive activities (at least in my own judgment). I played piano more, I learned some new tricks on my skateboard, and I got better at sketching, but most important of all, I learned that there are many, often better, alternatives to filling time than social media. In…

teens use social media as an affable way to interact with one another. Because social media is allowing teens to express themselves, this shows how social media can be propitious for our society. In “Antisocial Networking?”, Hilary Stout uses the aspect of social media to illustrate the jeopardizing effect it is contributing towards kids’ socializing abilities. Although Hilary is stating that social media limits personal communication, I disagree with Stout because social media create more ways…

Every time you master the concept of a social media application, a new one materializes the next day, anticipating to be on the list of apps you use. There are numerous ways of communication without having to actually communicate. By this, I imply that people today rely on forms of social media and technology to contact others. Not only has contacting others become more accessible, methods of bullying have increased as a result of this. There are countless ways of bullying, traditional and new…

Bias of Media Movie: The Giver The media is arguably the biggest influence on peoples lives in the world today, especially on children, teens and young adults. With all of the technological advances in the last few decade’s people have all the information they could possibly need literally in the palm of their hand. These advancements have had tremendous positive effects on our world. Unfortunately, they have also had several negative effects. Technology advances have advanced the media, we…

Technology and media is not new to our world. As we were assigned to document our media experience for seven days, I realized how media plays an important role to my daily life. During day 1 the first thing I did when I woke up was to grab my phone and check my social media. I would probably spend about less than 30 minutes catching up on updates I missed while I was asleep. After, I decided to eat breakfast. Usually I would eat breakfast with someone, but since I woke up not so early I ate…

millennials who don’t accurately balance cell phone and media use with the reality of the world, physically. Sinek’s main audience is geared towards any individual who is constantly, as he would say, addicted to their cell phone and social media. As a person who is not a millennial but who has studied more about them has found them to have a low self-esteem compared to any other generation in the world. Sinek is living in a world that consists of media and technology but still manages to create…

Prisoners with good behavior should have the privilege to use MP3 players, this will benefit both the inmate and the facility. Prisoners with good behavior should be allowed to listen to music to calm them down. Sometimes prisoners get frustrated and get in fights and when they get stopped by the guards, their enragement increases because they can't take out the anger they have. Music can help people calm down, so having an MP3 player will help them calm down and avoid violent situations.…

“The mobile device has become our communications hub, our diary, our entertainment portal, our primary source of media consumption, our wallet and our getaway to real-time information tailored to our needs. The revolution is now” (Nihal Mehta). To be mobile, it means when an object is able to move or be moved freely and easily. Being mobile relates to mobile phones and handheld computers. Mobile computing now is technology that allows the transferring of data wirelessly without having the need…

Over the past recent years, the advancement of technology has led to incredible innovations, many of which being related to the development and use of the smartphone. Whether it be an iOS or Android device, the smartphone is capable of executing incredible functions. A popular necessity of the use of smartphones are the applications that can be downloaded and/or bought through app stores, respective to each device. There are millions of apps, with categories ranging from business and…